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Re:Microsoft's New Social Network, So.cl: It's Like Google+ ... by nrkn on Monday May 21, 2012 @03:42AM (#4001775)
I thought the same until I saw that it was a research product/experiment. I think that makes it interesting and harmless rather than sad and misguided.
Re:Microsoft's New Social Network, So.cl: It's Like Google+ ... by DigitalSea on Monday May 21, 2012 @07:41AM (#4002350)
All Google products are released as experiments as well. It's just another buzzword oriented way of launching products and invalidating any negative or positive criticism of said product. Experiment = Beta.