MSN rejects .Mac

[knightkrm]

Microsoft's instant messaging network is rejecting users who have signed up using a .Mac email address.

Macworld has received reports which indicate that existing users of MSN (now Windows Live) have been knocked off the network when they try to sign in if they have originally used a .Mac address to sign up for the service.

In a moment's hubris, Microsoft insists users change their email address before using the service.

"Because of a recent system update, you must change the email address that you use to sign in to Windows Live Messenger. Until you change your email address, you won’t be able to use Windows Live Messenger," an error message explains.

Microsoft explains the changes were required as a security measure because Office Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 enables messaging between the Windows Live Messenger Service and corporate IM systems.

http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallif...pe=allchandate

[Doskono]

Thats fucked up... I am an apple fan and this is just stupid! They try to win the competitions with these dirty moves! Very disrespectful. Whats next? gmail? everything but hotmail??

[Luke Beale]

Originally Posted by Doskono

Thats fucked up... I am an apple fan and this is just stupid! They try to win the competitions with these dirty moves! Very disrespectful. Whats next? gmail? everything but hotmail??

It is there messenger system and so they can do it but I don't see why they need to do to it... its only an email address.

[Adulu]

It does not matter

[Luke Beale]

Originally Posted by Adulu

It does not matter

In simple terms... it doesnt matter for most users lol

[Dunno]

Originally Posted by Luke Beale

In simple terms... it doesnt matter for most users lol

Yeah it not going to matter to many of the users but apple fans must be disappointed with this policy. This is just a trick to promote their Windows and nothing else.

[Luke Beale]

Originally Posted by Dunno

Yeah it not going to matter to many of the users but apple fans must be disappointed with this policy. This is just a trick to promote their Windows and nothing else.

Can you blame them?
After all they are trying to make money from their products

[Dunno]

Thats a very normal thing every producer wants to make money from their products so what is wrong if Microsoft is doing it.

[Morroco]

There is nothing very surprising about it as many are doing this after all they want to sell their products. It is the part of business and we just can not do anything in it.