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Windows Live Goes to College

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the captive-audiences-101 dept.

Tobias writes "BetaNews is reporting that Microsoft has struck a deal with 72 different colleges to use Windows Live for their email services. The problem with this is that Windows Live does not support any browsers besides IE 6, does not support POP or IMAP, and does not support email forwarding." From the article: "The Redmond company believes that catching the students early on will turn them into life-long users of Windows Live. They would likely create a Windows Live Messenger account, start a blog and organize their favorites under this e-mail account -- especially if they plan to continue using it, Microsoft says."

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  1. Microsoft promises no ulterior plans. by crazyjeremy · · Score: 5, Funny
    Wait, wait... You man Microsoft is trying to MAKE people do things a new way... their way... a proprietary way which demands a complete change of hardware & software and includes an entirely new interface?

    Can they do that?

    From the article:

    "But although there has been a rapid uptake of the service, the company says it still meets resistance and skepticism. In return, Microsoft has been assuring education institutions that its only motivation is to get students using Windows Live, promising there are no ulterior plans."

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  2. Windows Live Goes to College... by tidokoro · · Score: 5, Funny

    drops out freshman year, forms harmless little start-up to develop webOS, and goes on to take over the world.

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  3. About Time by dartarrow · · Score: 5, Funny

    Windows Live Goes to College

    About time somebody went to college... I hear the founder was a dropout

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