Windows Live borrows many items from Microsoft's existing MSN services lineup.
Old	New
Start.com: Enables people to aggregate RSS feeds from across the Web. In "preview" mode since earlier this year	Live.com: Designed to take things a step further. Allows people to save search queries as well as data from their PC. Some features are in beta, others are planned for later.
Hotmail: Venerable Web e-mail service, acquired in 1998, will come under Windows Live umbrella. Will lose the "Hotmail" name.	Windows Live mail: More like desktop mail software, with features like spell-checking and phishing detection. Microsoft has been testing the improved service under the code-name Kahuna.
MSN Messenger: IM client already has several forms, such as the MSN-branded service and the Windows Messenger program built into the operating system.	Windows Live Messenger: Will add social networking and Net telephony features. Beta planned for December.
MSN Spaces: Web log software introduced in December 2004 as competitor to Blogger and Blogspot.	Windows Live Spaces: MSN Spaces "will transition to Windows Live Spaces as Microsoft adds new features to the service next year."