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    The MSN Messenger outage spilled over into a sixth day, with many users of the free service complaining of inaccessible accounts, despite Microsoft's claims most had been restored.

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    AOL Time Warner, which pioneered instant messaging and counts it as a crucial feature, stands to lose the most potentially lucrative part of the market: business users.

  • MSN Messenger mess enters 7th day

    The MSN Messenger outage has spilled over into its seventh day, with many users of the free service complaining of inaccessible accounts, despite Microsoft's claims most had been restored.

  • New Passport privacy linked to IE 6

    Microsoft will soon be offering better privacy and security for online consumers, but at a price: exclusive use--for now--of the company's forthcoming Internet Explorer 6.0 Web browser.

  • HailStorm promise and threat remain distant

    How, exactly, will HailStorm work, and where does Microsoft make money on the service? Don't ask Jim Allchin. Despite being among the top five executives at Microsoft, even Allchin is unclear on HailStorm's business model and its revenue-generating potential.

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  • .Net demystified: What you must know about MS's software scheme

    Suppose, for a moment, that everything could talk to everything else. Your calendar could get information from and supply data to your documents, or your cell phone, or someone else's calendar and cell phone. Your computer's desktop could tell you that your dry cleaning is ready or your bank account is overdrawn.

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