Microsoft charges customers for free services

Geekgirl · 01-04-2008, 12:01 PM

Thousands of customers are paying almost $120 USD per year to Microsoft for an Internet subscription service that includes e-mail, security, and other features.

But Microsoft gives away almost identical services absolutely free in Windows Live and the Windows operating system itself, while neglecting to inform those who pay through the nose.

Read More here:
http://windowssecrets.com/2008/01/03...-free-services

DonaldG · 01-04-2008, 12:53 PM

Hey, you don't want poor ol' Uncle Bill to starve, do you?

ebackhus · 01-04-2008, 03:24 PM

And there are also people who think that AOL was a GREAT service provider.

**sobeit** · 01-04-2008, 03:49 PM

how do you think microsoft can afford to pay the amount promise for forwarding their tracking emails.

Quote:

...participate in a Microsoft/AOL/Intel email beta test designed to help Internet Explorer maintain its dominance in the marketplace. But first they needed more testers. "When you forward this email to friends, Microsoft can and will track it (if you are a Microsoft Windows user) for a two-week time period. For every person that you forward this email to, Microsoft will pay you $245, for every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, Microsoft will pay you $243, and for every third person that receives it, you will be paid $241."

and if you believe that...

supermep · 01-05-2008, 05:03 PM

Doesn't sound like anything new that Microsoft would do.

**EnglishPaul** · 01-07-2008, 01:54 PM

In Britain lots of people buy bottled water, when the stuff that comes out of our taps is very drinkable. Sometimes people just feel better if they pay!

DonaldG · 01-07-2008, 01:57 PM

Being careful not to mention the name incase I got the wrong company but one well known bottled water company was in fact filling their bottles from the ordinary tap (faucet)...

dai · 01-07-2008, 04:27 PM

ms replied it's not the same service

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DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,164 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Microsoft charges customers for free services Hey, you don't want poor ol' Uncle Bill to starve, do you? __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

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ebackhus Manager, Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SATX Posts: 14,284 OS: WinXP Pro SP3/Windows 7 RTM My System Blog Entries: 28	Re: Microsoft charges customers for free services And there are also people who think that AOL was a GREAT service provider. __________________ ----------------------------- There are no dumb questions, unless a customer is asking them. Help in the fight against cancer and other serious illnesses.

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supermep Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Phoenix Posts: 254 OS: winxp	Re: Microsoft charges customers for free services Doesn't sound like anything new that Microsoft would do.

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EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,314 OS: XP SP2 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Microsoft charges customers for free services In Britain lots of people buy bottled water, when the stuff that comes out of our taps is very drinkable. Sometimes people just feel better if they pay!

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DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,164 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Microsoft charges customers for free services Being careful not to mention the name incase I got the wrong company but one well known bottled water company was in fact filling their bottles from the ordinary tap (faucet)... __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

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dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,658 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: Microsoft charges customers for free services ms replied it's not the same service __________________