New Open Source Blog platform from and unlikely source; Microsoft
December 20, 2008
Microsoft seems that it is jumping on the Open Source gravy train by unveiling a new blog platform called Oxite. It is said to be built upon ASP.NET MVC and while it is currently in the alpha phase, it has no installer or documentation.
They claim that it is aimed at developers and not meant to replace or compete with the likes of Wordpress or Typepad, but we all know that in order to compete you have to be in the game, right?
You can view an example of it here at Mix Online. One thing I must say is that, I’m not feeling the navigation banner at the top. Oh and another thing, they try and push for you to download Silverlight at every chance they can get just to view any videos.
This is a screen shot of the default header for Oxite.
This is a screen shot header of the website at mix online
