Details of Microsoft's New Analytics Tool Leaked

hhavensteincw writes "Details of Microsoft's answer to Google's Analytics have leaked online. Screenshots have been posted on the Net of the new "Gatineau" Web analytics tool that Microsoft now says will be available in beta this summer. In a blog post, Microsoft's Ian Thomas also reveals that Microsoft will use Live ID (formerly Microsoft Passport) profiles to get its demographic data."

Nice Graphs..

[tgatliff]

I admit that those are some cool looking graphs, but considering Microsoft's past experience with collecting XP, Zune, and Vista sales numbers, I dont know if I want to rely on them collecting any numbers that my business might just have to rely on.. That is just me, though... :-)

Re:Is it just me...

[networkBoy]

"Chair Crusher"

Re:Gatineau

[grcumb]

Why would they name it after a Quebec city [wikipedia.org]? Perhaps the relationship is phonetic, as in "We've got-a-no answers for you!"

Interestingly - or perhaps ironically - what is now the city of Gatineau used to be known as Hull. It sits directly across the Ottawa River from, well, Ottawa. The name was changed to something more palatable to the separatist Parti Québecois government. Hull's bars used to close two hours later than their Ottawa counterparts, so it was quite common to hear drunken revellers shouting, "I'll see you in Hull!" Workmates showing up hung-over were often told, "You look like you've been to Hull and back." Worse still, when Ottawa started up a rickshaw service, people claimed it was now possible to go to Hull in a hand cart.

Of this new service, therefore, I will only say: The road to Hull is paved with good intentions.

Re:Reasons why this will fail

[ThePengwin]

I have a strange feeling we might get a new song from steve ballmer.....