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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. Re:how long... by panaceaa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Are we supposed to believe someone who goes to college in Mississippi and calls it "Uni"?? :)

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