NEW MSN Premium

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Originally posted by guillaumeb
oh cause my using of MSN Explorer makes me a newbie.....once again the time of MSN Explorer 6 or 7 is over MAn!!!!I doubt you tried the lastest....but anyway...I have tried all Gecko based browser....none include what MSN Premium includes.....
If you 're happy with Firebird...fine....Good for you....I'm retrying Mozilla right now....just not convinced....will read your link and retry Firebird today

No, I said I was a newbie when I was using MSN explorer. I am not interested in what MSN 9 services includes. I want my browser to be just a browser not an all-in-one service. I can find things and open apps on my own without the need of bloatware.

I also want to be able to change the look (icons, etc) if I choose to.

...and a per month charge? No thanks.

I see nothing that is worth paying for that msn offers.

"MSN Premium, which is targeted at broadband- connected households, includes advanced communication options allowing customers to access their e-mail, calendar and contact information when, where and how they want it. Rich digital information-sharing features allow customers to get the most out of their digital photo collections; and extensive safety and security features, such as the Pop-Up Guard, help customers have a safe and more enjoyable experience while online," the company said.

Microsoft is trying to leverage the traffic to its MSN.com web site to what it sees as the market for add-on broadband services.

Microsoft said MSN Premium will "enable consumers to have universally available access to e-mail, calendar and contacts from any Internet-connected location, using their choice of software -- from a basic Internet browser to advanced clients such as Microsoft Outlook -- to access their complete information." MSN Premium subscribers will receive 25 MB of e-mail storage for the primary account, and then there can be as many as 10 additional e-mail accounts, each with 10 MB of storage and to send attachments up to 3 MB in size.

Microsoft is trying to tie software applications and broadband connections together. MSN Premium will include "a dramatically advanced My MSN custom home page, an improved dashboard, and productivity applications such as MSN Photo Plus, Money Plus and Encarta Plus."

Microsoft said it will be offering what it is calling "Photo Sharing via MSN Messenger," a means for sharing digital photos through MSN Messenger 6 service from MSN.

In addition to pushing an array of new software features that will tie into the MSN Premium service, the company is also trying to leverage its content like MSN Sports and its relationship with ESPN. Microsoft said that MSN Entertainment is the second entertainment site on the Web, while MSNBC is the number one news site on the Web.