tedster - 3:31 am on Jan 16, 2001 (gmt 0)

>> They try to push it on you if you use them as ISP, but - no POP3 or SMTP mail

I remember a short, painful period in '96 when I was with MSN -- their mail system drove me crazy. So, they're still at it, eh?

What I've been hearing is that, long-term, Micrsoft is considering marketing MSN Explorer as the "everyman" browser and also releasing something called "NetDocs" (a sort of Office with total net integration) for people who have more demanding web needs. Where MSIE might fit into this picture is anyone's guess, I'd say.

I'm concerned that both NetDocs and MSN Explorer may give us the heebie jeebies in the relatively near future. As I understand it, this would be like having 3 Microsoft browsers instead of 1. Just feels like more arrogance out of Redmond.