Microsoft's IFTTT competitor goes live for suits & sysadmins alike

Programming-lite service ifttt.com has won plenty of fans with its ability to link services and devices, then automate things with “if this, then that” statements. And now Microsoft's having a waft at a similar service with the formal debut of a new service dubbed “Flow”. If you've used Outlook's rules feature, which filters …

[The Vociferous Time Waster]

Bindun

Yahoo pipes was ahead of its time

[hplasm]

Re: Bindun

But did they think to monetize (!) it?

[Anonymous Coward]

IFTTT

Worst thing on the internet.

Can't connect anything actually useful to any else that is remotely useful.

Do you want to automatically post your facebook to pinterest? No, give me a way to automate the stuff i do, not what google stats says most people do.

Although, a small python script will pretty much do anything these services are trying to do.

[anthonyhegedus]

Re: IFTTT

Yes, you can connect <hipster internet service you've never heard of> to <hipster internet service you have also never heard of>

[John Jennings]

Dont knock it so much....

'A little python script '

The point is it doesnt use (to the owner) a programming language, as such. It a great idea - C levels have been wanting to do this for years.

It will keep programmers busy for a while when MS release the 'how to' write the rule stubs.

F00

[Anonymous Coward]

Microsoft is just another me too company.

I assume this is the usual half arsed copy.

It would be good if they could actually innovate for a change.

[GeezaGaz]

Re: Microsoft is just another me too company.

There is *no* innovation, anywhere.

What will iphone 27 and samsung galaxy s22 have what the current models don't?

Longer battery

thinner

bigger screen

faster processor

thats not innovation thats just evolutionary progress.

Innovation stopped around 1986