Microsoft continues on/off public testing of new Live Search update (Rome)

re: Microsoft continues on/off public testing of new Live Search update (Rome)

SteveBallmer — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:07:40 GMT

This stuff is coming along quite nicely, thanks to you people!

re: Microsoft continues on/off public testing of new Live Search update (Rome)

Chris — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:18:27 GMT

@Ryan: There's other parts to the update, the UI is just the most obvious and easiest to spot when using Live Search

@derviskemal: I forgot to mention it doesn't support the strict standards mode of IE8. As for why it doesn't, they are different teams so don't necessarily operate on the same timelines.

@Nick: Yes the new update is for all markets, but if you set the image search to &mkt=en-gb you'll notice its totally different to the US version - no infinite scroll wheel on the left hand side, no scratchpad on the right hand side etc. Video does seems to be the same (I thought it was different, maybe it changed?)

@ Mephiles: Lets see what happens Monday :)

re: Microsoft continues on/off public testing of new Live Search update (Rome)

Mephiles — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 15:41:30 GMT

I think it's perminent now.

re: Microsoft continues on/off public testing of new Live Search update (Rome)

Nick — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 05:17:23 GMT

I'm using rome here, and I'm not even in the US market

re: Microsoft continues on/off public testing of new Live Search update (Rome)

derviskemal — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:58:52 GMT

I see the new search too, you would have thought that it would be compatible with standards support in IE8?

re: Microsoft continues on/off public testing of new Live Search update (Rome)

Ryan — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 21:34:26 GMT

So how does just a simpe UI change make Live Search into Rome?