Windows Live plans a photo sharing service

Microsoft wants to jump into the online photo and video sharing game, competing with sites like Flickr, Youtube, Rezzer, Smugmug, etc. It’s an obvious move for the Windows Live time, and one that most people saw coming a long time ago, but one that was outlined in a job posting this week. The question however, is whether or not Windows Live and their “DMX” or Digital Memories Experience team can produce something which will tempt users away from their tried and true services.

One thing that could easily seperate DMX from other services is price. Flickr’s $25/year isn’t bad – and I don’t mind paying it for a great service, but DMX could compete on a price level. They could also compete by tightly integrating Photosynth.

The Digital Memories Experience team (DMX) is helping people make deeper connections with those they care about. We want to give you the ability to effortlessly share your memories, be that a simple slideshow of photos and videos (e.g. evolution of the Vista Slideshow or of Photo Story), a carefully authored experienced (evolution of Movie Maker), or a fully interactive cinematic multimedia experience (a narrated 3D path through a Photosynth that you can control). And we want to make it easy and fun to enjoy your photos and videos, whether that is on the PC in your office, the Media Center in your living room, the XBox in your entertainment center, or on your mobile device when you are out and about.