täna sain sellise emaili:
Hi,
This is Tara and John, the directors of MSN,
Sorry for the interruption but MSN is closing down. This is because too
many inconsiderate people are taking up all the name (e.g. Making up
lots of different accounts for just one person, etc.), we only have 578
names left. If you would like to close your account, DO NOT SEND THIS
MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your
Account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is no
joke, we will be shutting down the servers.
Send it on, thanks.
P.S.
WHO EVER DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND IT
WILL COST YOU 10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR
CONTACT LIST. NOW YOU
KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE WHOLE EMAIL.
GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION.
This is no joke if you don't believe us then go to this site:
BBC NEWS | Business | MSN 'to charge user fee'
and
see for yourself. Anyways once you've sent this message to at least 18
contacts, your MSN icon will become blue. Please copy and paste don't
forward because people wont read them
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The Guardiani andmeil arendatakse MNS-s välja uued lisateenused ning seejärel tuleb portaali kasutamise eest tasuda aastamaksu umbes 1500 krooni.
MSN-i külastatakse kuus ligikaudu 200 miljonit korda. Vaatamata sellele ei suuda portaal reklaami- ja sponsorrahadest kasumisse jõuda.
Kui kasutajad maksaksid, jõuaks portaal silmapilkselt kasumisse. Kahjuks pole tasu eest sisu pakkuvad ärimudelid üldiselt läbi löönud, väheste erandite hulka kuuluvad pornosaidid ja The Wall Street Journal.
Üldine online-reklaamituru vähenemine ja majanduskasvu aeglustumine sunnib paljusid reklaamirahadest elavaid internetifirmasid tasustamise skeeme välja arendama, vähemalt oma parimate teenuste eest.
Hotmail, samuti Microsoftile kuuluv maailma suurimaid e-postiüsteeme, jääb ilmselt tasuta teenuseks, kuid tõenäoliselt maksustab IT-gigant spetsialiseeritud teenused.
allikas: arileht
kas nüüd tuleb üle minna google talkile või skypile jne?