MSN's new "Everyday Web" theme stresses personalized information and Web-based utilities such as Microsoft's Hotmail e-mail service, not mass-market content.

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When you purchase an iPhone for example, the unit comes with a Google Maps feature, built-in utilities, a standard Web browser, a stock tracker, a weather app, etc.

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The XO comes with a word processor, PDF viewer, Firefox web browser, media player, drawing tools plus the usual set of utilities.

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