![]() ![]() ![]() As for combining with AOL like services, well AOL has been doing that for many many years, M$ is far behind in the game, and remember AOL has ~30million users against a total Net population of >600million, having a 5% global market share is not what I would call stunning. ![]() I can't ever see M$ ever running anything on a platform other than Windows. That would allow consumers to bypass AOL and other rivals altogether, essentially turning Windows into a one-stop destination that combines AOL-like services with easy access to Microsoft desktop products such as Word and Excel. If Microsoft is successful, Windows XP will eventually resemble an online service like America Online, which runs on top of Windows and other operating systems. Maybe that shows how reluctant people will be to sign up as is not compelling enough for them to sign up at the 1st opportunity. In the second through sixth attempts to connect to the Net, Windows XP will implore consumers to sign up for something called Passport-an identification technology that, in many ways, is a key to Microsoft's future. ![]()
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