Mary Jo Foley said today that we announced the Worst Microsoft Product Name Ever.  That's because when our application was shown at the CEO Summit, we simply called it "Windows Live Search" - which you might recognize as the name of our web-based search engine.

 

So what's the story here? 

 

It's simple really.  We think it makes sense that our search offering falls under the same umbrella as Windows Live Search.  However, we're still fairly early in the development of our product and we're still working out how our Windows Live Search client gets named and rolled out. 

 

So in short - expect our naming strategy to make a lot more sense when we get closer to shipping the beta!

 

We are a Windows Live product team at Microsoft devoted to helping you find, organize, and work with your stuff no matter what it is or where it lives. 

 

Today our application made its first public appearance at the Microsoft CEO Summit during Bill Gates' keynote.  The focus of this demonstration was on searching in the Enterprise and how Microsoft is developing cutting-edge solutions to problems that information workers face every day.

 

But we aren't only providing a solution for Enterprises!  We're building the next-generation search application for Windows, and we want to take search to the next level for all kinds of users. 

 

Right now we're focused on delivering a public beta release later this summer.  But between now and then we'd like to start sharing some of our ideas with you.  We're anxious to hear your feedback, and once we deliver our first beta release, we hope you'll try it out and help us build the best product we can!

 

UPDATED - Added original screenshot (link goes to full-size version)