Microsoft on Tuesday will disclose some long-awaited details of the business plan behind its .Net My Services Web software strategy. "We will announce pricing for (business partner) companies tomorrow," Bob Muglia, group vice president of Microsoft's personal services group, told CNET News.com on Monday. Microsoft expects to earn most of its profits from .Net My Services through subscriptions charged to consumers. At the same time, it will charge its business partners and developers a small fee to gain access to the .Net My Services user base. Muglia said fees for companies participating in the service will be "nominal." Analysts have speculated that Microsoft will charge consumers a base fee of $25 to $50 per year, plus a usage-based fee depending on which services are used and for how long.
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