Microsoft Rolls Out Impressive Enhancements To Windows Live Essentials Suite

The picture to the left is a complete fake. But more on that in a minute. Microsoft is giving a preview of a variety of enhancements to its Windows Live Essentials suite - a set of online and desktop services that includes hotmail, messenger, sync, movie maker and photo gallery. Most of the desktop versions of these services are available only for Windows users, although the online components only require a browser from any operating system. These enhancements come after Microsoft's preview of the online version of Office, which is also within this suite. I had a chance to sit down with Brian Hall , GM of the Windows Live Business Group, today to see some of the changes.