Microsoft brings MSN to the Mac market

[Zombie9920]

Microsoft has quietly introduced MSN Internet Access for the Mac to customers in the 14 states that get local phone service through Qwest Communications International.

The service, which has been running for about two weeks, is part of a deal Microsoft struck with Qwest a year ago to transition Qwest's dial-up and broadband customers from the Qwest.net service to Microsoft's MSN service.

The MSN for the Mac program, as it consists now, is little more than a dialer application that connects Macs to the Internet. Microsoft said it would study whether to add features similar to those on the PC version as well as whether to expand the Mac service beyond customers in the areas served by Qwest.

Unlike the Mac version, PC versions come with MSN Explorer, which is a modified IE browser that links directly to MSN services.

"It's absolutely a great opportunity to begin a relationship with Mac customers and evaluate what opportunities there might be going forward," Gurry said.

Read the complete article here - http://news.com.com/2100-1023-896236.html

[psyjax]

Yech!

I certainly hope this crap dosn't catch on. MSN sux ass! I have seen people have worse problems with them than AOL!

[Pissed_Macman]

I cannot believe how Microsoft is still taking over like this! Now they've got Qwest under their belts! Look at all the crap we've thrown at M$! Why do people still sell their souls like this?!

[voidmain]

quote:Originally posted by Macman:
I cannot believe how Microsoft is still taking over like this! Now they've got Qwest under their belts! Look at all the crap we've thrown at M$! Why do people still sell their souls like this?!

Heh heh, it might be good that M$ has Qwest under their belt. Qwest SUCKS! Maybe it'll help bring down the house of cards. If you have Qwest T1 lines or bigger, drop them and get reliable service from a reliable provider. We had some Qwest T1 circuits and switched to Sprint a couple of months later.  They couldn't keep the lines up for a 24 hour period to save their ass. Sprint has surprisingly solid service.  Qwest must run Windows in their equipment which causes them to have to reboot at least once a day.

"Ride the Light". According to Einstein if you actually *did* "Ride the Light" you would shrink into nothingness.

[ May 05, 2002: Message edited by: VoidMain ]

[Pissed_Macman]

Qwest, sure, but what about all the good people that have been absorbed into this conglomoration of crappiness? Best Buy, Yahoo, Lycos, some of M$'s hardware makers, and the list goes on and on! M$ has even managed to take part of Apple Computers! When will the madness end??!!

[ravuya]

Speaking of MSN...

MSN Instant Messenger gives logon priority to Windows clients -- they log on in seconds, while Mac clients generally have to wait a minute or more before the server allows them (using the official client, of course, fire.app lets me on pretty quick).

Actually, I don't even know why I use it, nobody but morons and lamers are on it.

And, uh, Qwest sucks. And stuff.