Micrsoft is aiming to bring online versions of some of its core software applications to market in the near future. Office Live and Windows Live are two that have been recently announced with more to come:

Gates said that Windows Live is a set of Internet-based personal services, such as e-mail, blogging and instant messaging. It will be primarily supported by advertising and be separate from the operating system itself. Office Live will come in both ad-based and subscription versions that augment the popular desktop productivity suite.

This news article was written on November 3, 2005, quoting CNET News.