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Rom Manic Since: 12-18-05 From: Detroit, WHAT?! Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm
Thankfully, this doesn't affect Hotmail or any of their other core services (Probably like news and such), but because their advertising revenue has gone down (AKA the money they make by advertising other people's services), they need to keep that steady line of profit in a certain margin. Do what you need to keep the business going, but hopefully this doesn't get too crazy. Alot of people I know use things like MSN Explorer, Usergroups, and other things availiable through MSN. |
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sandrocklq Red Cheep-cheep Since: 07-31-06 Last post: 6459 days Last view: 6459 days |
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Can't say I'm surprised, everyones out to make an extra buck. I've never been a huge fan of Microsoft products. Only one I use on a regular basis is XP. | |||
Dr_Death16 970 Since: 05-07-06 From: Iowa Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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It was bound to happen, any business is out to produce whereas marginal profit is greatest, not just Microsoft. Free things don't help Microsoft take care of their stockholders. Fortunately, there's an alternative to everything they provide, for example, just in case they feel free email isn't a good idea, there's always Yahoo!, Gmail, etc. That's the only thing that keeps them from charging for all of their services. | |||
Xkeeper Took the board down in a blaze of glory, only to reveal how truly moronical ||bass is. Since: 11-17-05 From: Henderson, Nevada Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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How many of you actually bothered to RTFA? They're going to charge for new features they're making; I see no mention of charging for ones currently in use. |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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Sunday, 25 February, 2001
Yup, we sure saw them start charging during the past 5+ years. *close* |
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Xkeeper Took the board down in a blaze of glory, only to reveal how truly moronical ||bass is. Since: 11-17-05 From: Henderson, Nevada Last post: 6321 days Last view: 6321 days |
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