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Windows 8 apps - Metro-tastic Windows 8 will come with a number of pre-installed apps, which look set to include things like messaging, mail and contacts.
The apps will be in the Windows Phone Metro style and some, like messaging may incorporate mobile aspects like SMS support.
The full list, acquired by The Verge, includes camera, messaging, mail, calendar, SkyDrive, people, photos, video and music.
Soon, soonWe should see all these apps and, possibly, more in the Windows 8 beta set for this month.
None will be branded WIndows Live, as some Windows apps like Messenger currently are, but the Music and Video apps are said to be branded Zune at the moment, with plans to move this to Xbox Live for Windows in the long term.
Speaking of Xbox Live, there's also a possibility that a Windows Phone-alike Xbox Live Companion app will come bundled in the consumer preview too.
So, not exactly groundbreaking information, but rather another blank filled in in the great tech crossword puzzle that is Windows 8.
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I am hearing different noises. The Zune brand is going away and will be Xbox (Live?).
Windows Live essentials will be for Windows 7/Vista.
Windows 8 will have Metro apps for Mail, Messenger, People etc etc. So similar to Windows Live Essentials. It is not known however, whether the apps will be build in to Windows 8, or whether these apps can be downloaded (for free?) from the Windows Store.
All in all I expect Windows Live Essentials to go in the end, but that is just a guess. Microsoft so far has not released any news on the future of Windows Live Essentials.
Its wait and see and hopefully we will now more by Feb 29th
Alert a moderatorbradavon2. Windows Live apps are specifically Desktop apps. It goes something like this:
1. Zune: Are Metro and Windows Phone apps
2. Windows Live Essentials and Windows Media Player: Are Desktop apps
3. And just to make it even more confusing, there is also a Zune Player for Desktop too.
It makes sense they'll be labelled Zune as that's what Windows Phone labels them as.
In short and going forward, it seems Zune is Metro (Windows 8/Windows Phone) and Windows Live Essentials is Desktop (x86). So despite confusingly having different brand names, you're covered no matter where you're using Windows.
Alert a moderatorbradavon1. It's weird Microsoft specifically removed these apps in Windows 7 (after putting them in with Vista) and are now putting them back into Windows 8.
It looks there will be cross over, with Windows Live Essentials still being alive for the Desktop.
I suspect these will all be Metro apps, meaning Windows Live Essentials will live on in Desktop Mode (probably in more advanced form) and also still being needed for Vista/Windows 7.
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