Windows Live Shopping Debuts

Microsoft on Friday debuted Windows Live Shopping, intended to complement its MSN Shopping portal. For the time being however, MSN Shopping would remain the company's main shopping site, a Microsoft spokesperson told BetaNews. Like other Live services, the focus with Windows Live Shopping remains "customization."

Additional features include the capability to create "shopping lists," user-created shopping guides, "tagging" of products, improved ratings and reviews, and Microsoft Gadget capability. Windows Live Shopping would also sport the same minimalist design that has become prevalent across most of the Windows Live sites. At this time, the service only supports Internet Explorer, but Microsoft said it was working toward providing a Firefox-compatible version as well.