Microsoft officially enters the classifieds game
Matt asked, where is Microsoft's classified listings play. As of today, it's out of closed beta. It's called Windows Live Expo. We got a peek at it a couple of weeks ago, but we urge you to go look for yourself. Alas, what will immediately annoy and frustrate users is that you need a Microsoft Passport login to get in.
The sudden nationwide release seems rushed. When we were briefed recently, Microsoft had just broadened its closed beta to a larger pool of users and suggested that a fuller release was a little ways off. This Feb. 10 post on the product team blog suggests the same, pegging the full beta release to later this spring. Competition can force a change of plans, though.
UPDATE: Per the comments below, the site is not live yet. A Microsoft rep tells us it should be live by 7 p.m.
UPDATE: We're told it's now live.
http://www.siliconbeat.com/cgi-bin/mt331/mt-tb.cgi/1173
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Doesn't look like it's opened up - after the Passport signin, I get:
Welcome to Windows Live Expo!
For now, the Expo marketplace is still restricted to a few schools and companies.
* University of Washington
* University of Washington Alumni
* Expedia.com
* Microsoft Corporation
* Microsoft Alumni
If you have an e-mail address with one of these organizations, you can start using Expo today.
Nate on February 28, 2006 12:14 PMComment link
Apologies for that. Microsoft told us it was going live today. And they moved this news release: http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/060228/sftu113.html?.v=33
Michael Bazeley on February 28, 2006 12:16 PMComment link
