Microsoft is to charge for MSN 8.0, one way or another, and that kind of completes the circle, doesn't it? Giving away the browser for free unleashed many demons, not least of them the Four Attorneys of the Apocalypse, but now you'll either get MSN 8.0 bundled with MSN Internet access or, if you don't have an MSN sub, you'll have to pay if you want it. So what's Microsoft up to here? There are possible legal aspects to it, but the announcement pitches the software rather interestingly. The company will be majoring on parental controls, including email blocking, activity reports and site blocking. It'll also include antivirus software and a firewall, and junk mail tools.
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