Microsoft has begun showing contextually targeted text ads alongside users' e-mail messages in the beta test for its new Windows Live Mail Desktop application.
Live Mail Desktop, currently in a limited beta test, is a new application in the Windows Live family that lets users view e-mail accounts from multiple providers. The successor to Microsoft's Outlook Express application, it lets users compose, delete, and organize mail offline, while also providing Web-based access and 2 GB of storage for messages online.
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