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To: Stormweaver who wrote (27902)	8/5/1999 1:34:00 PM
From: RTev	Read Replies (2) of 74651

Free access would propel MSN into not only becoming the largest ISP but eventually becoming a key portal site. It's already a key portal site. It's #3 behind Yahoo and AOL, and in some of the calculations (like workplace access) it comes in #2 behind Yahoo. Adding more internet access customers might help propel it upward, but it's clear that the portal is doing well as a stand-alone destination. The question is whether it's worthwhile for Microsoft to hobble its own programs in an attempt to make them act more like AOL's proprietary interface. Should Microsoft offer a browser that is not customizable in order to lock customers onto its portal page? Should they use mail servers that require a special client to access them as AOL does? Currently, Microsoft offers "open" tools that use standard internet protocols. You can use them on any ISP. Would customers complain if those tools could not be used on Microsoft's interent access service?

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