Secondarily, merging AOL into MSN (or MSN into AOL) actually makes some sense.
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That means millions of AOL users can't chat online with the folks on Yahoo Instant Messenger or MSN Messenger, and vice versa.
And, I'm not sure if they want to impose these fees, but rather, they want to negotiate fees with Yahoo or Google or MSN, or anybody else for that matter, so to get, so these guys could make sure that their video downloads really fast.
MessageVine's server supports interaction via its own PC client or those of AOL's ICQ or Microsoft's MSN Messenger, and also from mobile phones using WAP, SMS, or Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo's I-mode system.
If Newsweek had a particularly timely photo slideshow or video or essay it could get a spot on MSN which meant a huge traffic bonanza, 5 or 10 million page views at a time.
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Microsoft is more interested in selling premium online ads, which run on highly trafficked areas such as the MSN home page or are shown on its Xbox 360 video game console.
This service will not be available for MSN TV users, Vongo subscribers, or any other Microsoft partners.
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Recently, a number of companies have started launching their own mobile services -- MSN Mobile now lets you get Hotmail and other MSN-based services and information delivered directly to your phone or Palm.
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One wouldn't exactly expect the MSN TV 2 to try to hook itself up with a DiVX codec or anything.
According to a survey by MSN and Impulse Research, another 16% of workers expect to spend five hours or more following the tournament.
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Now, instead of offering up fairly generic tracks at fairly generic prices, the MSN Music store will offer prospective listeners the choice of hopping over to Microsoft's Zune store, or Real's Rhapsody.
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