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  MSN 8 Asks Users to Pay for Some Online Services
Time: 16:00 EST/21:00 GMT | News Source: Gartner | Posted By: Byron Hinson

Microsoft's decision to move MSN to a partial for-pay model reasonably extends the trend in which content and application providers seek financial legitimacy by countering the popular mid-1990s assertion that information ("content" is the more common term in 2002) "wants to be free." The precipitous decline in competition among Internet information and interaction hubs makes the for-pay business model more defensible than ever — the critical issue here.

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#376 By 2459 (24.233.39.98) at 9/27/2002 12:01:04 AM
Glad you're enjoying it.
And welcome to page 20 :-)

#377 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/27/2002 1:37:33 AM
I'm growing tired of post whoring. I'll never catch up with sodable. :(

#378 By 2459 (24.233.39.98) at 9/27/2002 2:33:16 AM
What's he on now, like 2200?

#379 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/27/2002 2:50:39 AM
He's at 2348.

#380 By 2459 (24.233.39.98) at 9/27/2002 2:55:15 AM
Maybe you can send him on a vacation :-)
or make some kind of deal with Byron.

#381 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/27/2002 3:12:13 AM
I should make a deal with daz to add some (around 700 or 800) records for me.

#382 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/27/2002 4:10:35 AM
Streaming media is really cool!

#383 By 2459 (24.233.39.98) at 9/27/2002 5:15:03 AM
Especially when it's Windows Media, or at least able to be played in WMP.
I know, I sound like such a shill. :-)

#384 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/27/2002 6:33:04 AM
I've never seen a Real stream that was worth watching. I don't even have it installed. I was totally talking about WMV streams. I just watched hours of anime that looked dang good. Think I'll definately be adding those DVDs to my collection soon.

#385 By 2459 (24.233.39.98) at 9/27/2002 7:39:52 AM
Great. You should keep a link to that site because they change the videos every now and then. You may find some other things you like later.

#386 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/27/2002 7:55:09 AM
I did save a link. : - )

#387 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/29/2002 3:24:48 AM
Just checking in. We're a week running now.

#388 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 9/30/2002 5:39:26 AM
500 here we come!

#389 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/1/2002 6:20:01 AM
Go 500!

#390 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/1/2002 6:20:12 AM
Go 500!

#391 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/1/2002 6:20:23 AM
Go 500!

#392 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/1/2002 6:20:51 AM
Hmm, there must be something to talk about.

#393 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/2/2002 4:40:26 AM
Perhaps not.

#394 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/2/2002 2:09:51 PM
It'll never end! I promise it!

#395 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/2/2002 2:10:21 PM
An HTTP 500 on the 500th post would be kind of cool.

#396 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/3/2002 10:28:23 AM
Here's a daily comment. Hi!

#397 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/4/2002 4:06:37 AM
daily

#398 By 1845 (65.100.210.221) at 10/5/2002 11:09:24 AM
yawn.

#399 By 1845 (65.100.210.221) at 10/5/2002 11:09:45 AM
400 was much easier to reach than 500.

#400 By 1845 (12.254.162.111) at 10/11/2002 12:11:52 AM
Welcome back, n4cer!

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