Microsoft Ends Photo-Sharing Project

'Max' image technology may appear in new Web, desktop applications.

Microsoft has ended a project to develop a tool, codenamed Max, for sharing photos with friends and reading Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds, among other functions.

In an October 31 blog posting, Microsoft said feedback from the project has contributed to development of its .NET 3.0 programming framework, and may also end up in Windows Live, a new series of Web and desktop-based applications.

Max also let users annotate their photos, as if they were using a felt-tip pen, while the original images were preserved. In March, developers incorporated MSNBC Newsbot into Max, which pulls content from online news sources.
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