I think it's a fair question to ask because Microsoft is showing some competitive weakness in this segment. But then you aren't really investing in Microsoft for the MSN part of the business.
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The company's MSN Search engine will join the game with the market leader in that business, and remind people that this is the center of computer innovation, ... We're going to be the center of innovation in that search business, also.
What we want to do is attract people into the (MSN) network,
Microsoft would certainly benefit if say a Comcast or some other broadband providers with popular portals chose MSN as the default search.
Entertainment is one of the fastest-growing areas in the video service. You'll see much deeper entertainment content coming from MSN through partners in the coming year.
Last year, viewers spent 45 minutes on average watching the celebration on MSN Video and this year we are making it even more interactive by giving consumers the opportunity to choose the camera angles and the events to focus on, instantly shaping their New Year's Eve experience.
To some degree I think David felt comfortable enough with the state of things at MSN that now's the time.
For millions of us who love college basketball, having so many games packed into three weeks of nonstop action is both a cause for joy and a real challenge to stay up on all the outcomes. With real-time scores and Instant Answers from MSN Search and FOX Sports, fans are never more than a click away from the cure for their basketball fever.
Microsoft has a long-term e-business goal that involves MSN. They've got to keep MSN alive and relevant enough within the marketplace until they have their e-business web channel ready.
It was too early, and MSN didn't have a strong brand recognition in the small-business area, ... Since then, Salesforce.com has shown that hosted CRM is a viable business, and this time around Microsoft has a better understanding of how to get to customers.
On MSN001 the extendretract test was initially carried out using an external hydraulic supply, and tests with onboard supply are due to begin on 22 November.
MSN was the one that may have been a logical acquiring company but they are clearly building as opposed to buying,
We trimmed estimates last week to reflect even more sluggish PC demand, the potential for slower server growth and slower on-line advertising for MSN,
I think MSN has some features advertisers will gobble up, but it's too early to say whether it will be a superior experience. They have a sizable amount of traffic. Advertisers will want to reach that audience, and buying through MSN is going to be the only way to do that.
Now AOL has an exclusive deal with some computer makers that forces those computer makers to remove those MSN options from the boot up process on new PCs. We believe that is anti-consumer action by AOL.