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Originally posted by wj
You have to keep in mind that EVERY department at microsoft looses money except the operating system division. So every dollar counts for microsoft when it comes down to it these days.
so office loses money? and many other programs they make?
i dont think microsoft cares for little $$ here and there, msn messenger is there along with hotmail, to create extra services and dependancy on microsoft.
MSN Messenger's features are connected to Windows Messenger features (i.e Remote Assistance and other Activities), Windows Messenger is connected to the os Windows XP, With Windows XP you get Windows Media Player, which is now, without the use of plugins, is now connected back to Msn Messenger.
Microsoft want the user to need/want all of there products, and to do this they create a circle of dependency, where each product works better with another.
MSN Messenger is just another way for users to want/need/like microsoft, they give it away for free, along with hotmail, and generate revenue from the ad's from within the Messenger, This
probably doesnt cover all the costs of giving away the messenger for free, but it does account for some of it.
