Submission details
Windows Live Gallery should unify all other addon sites.
There are too much different places where we can get enhancements of Windows and Windows Live Experiences, but Microsoft did a very bad job to present them to general users.
For example, developers tend to use different soluations for hosting addons:
Skydrive http://skydrive.live.com
- Developers don't want to bother with the approvel process, or quick upload
CodePlex http://www.codeplex.com
- Open soure application
Gallery http://gallery.live.com
- They don't know Microsoft kinda "abandon" this site.
We understand why developers don't want their application on some particular sites, but there is something called tag in the world.
Tons of other Microsoft sites are doing the same job...
Windows Media Player:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/plugins.aspx
http://www.wmplugins.com/
Windows Internet Explorer:
http://www.ieaddons.com/
Windows Gadgets
http://vista.gallery.microsoft.com/vista/SideBar.aspx
http://gallery.live.com/default.aspx?pl=1
Please bear with my grammar :)
Think of a site with Wave 3 outlook which redirect / host all Windows application addon, which are open source, experiment, RTM etc...
Allowing developers to communicate to users as well.
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Discussion (2 comments)
Excelent idea! Microsoft needs to get their act together
though this could be for wave 4.
and hopefully the look wont be all washed out. the designer should be fired and never alowed to to graphics again
Changed title from [Windows Live Gallery should update to adapt different needs from developers.] to [Windows Live Gallery should be updated to adapt different needs].
Changed title from [Windows Live Gallery should be updated to adapt different needs] to [Windows Live Gallery should unify all other addon sites.].
Changed problem description.
Kit wrote on March 22, 2009, 1:35am
Changed problem description.