Re: Microsoft is misleading things inside Live

Hi,

Before the wide scale advertising that we've all come to enjoy within Microsoft/MSN/Live
properties and services, Messenger was considered solely as a base to to sell other Microsoft
products (and push people to Hotmail).

I guess it's debatable if this particular one is misleading or not. It's pretty harmless
compared to some of the other things I've seen in that area of the window.

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"TheCroW" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Inside Live Messenger, Microsoft is misleading people to lure them to their
> other stuff. Latest example for that is the link on the bottom of a Live
> Messenger chat window. It says (translated from Dutch): "Kim says: just did
> see your Space, very cool photographs!" ... when clicking that, it is just a
> link to spaces.live.com. Just plain misleading like Micro$oft is doing with
> so many other things :-(
> I think it's sad that they go so low since Live Messeger is really a cool
> product.
>
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"TheCroW" wrote:

> Ok, it is harmless (but totally misleading) .... yet, there is this
> wellknown virus/trojan, the one where you are invited to see a photo from
> someone? I find this confusing then if something along the same line is put
> in there, in that bottom part, by Microsoft itself.
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > Before the wide scale advertising that we've all come to enjoy within
> > Microsoft/MSN/Live properties and services, Messenger was considered
> > solely as a base to to sell other Microsoft products (and push people to
> > Hotmail).
> >
> > I guess it's debatable if this particular one is misleading or not. It's
> > pretty harmless compared to some of the other things I've seen in that
> > area of the window.
> >
> > --
> > Jonathan Kay
> > Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger
> > MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> > MessengerGeek Blog: http://www.messengergeek.com
> > Messenger Resources: http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> > (c) 2008 Jonathan Kay - If redistributing, you must include this signature
> > or citation
> > --
> >
> >
> > "TheCroW" <> wrote in message
> > news:...
> >> Inside Live Messenger, Microsoft is misleading people to lure them to
> >> their
> >> other stuff. Latest example for that is the link on the bottom of a Live
> >> Messenger chat window. It says (translated from Dutch): "Kim says: just
> >> did
> >> see your Space, very cool photographs!" ... when clicking that, it is
> >> just a
> >> link to spaces.live.com. Just plain misleading like Micro$oft is doing
> >> with
> >> so many other things :-(
> >> I think it's sad that they go so low since Live Messeger is really a cool
> >> product.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Menno
> >> =====================
> >> My 3D Art can be seen on
> >> http://www.3dart4u.com
> >> http://tinyurl.com/c8g96 (3DCommune)
> >> http://brycetest.3dart4u.com (Bryce Speed Test)
> >> =====================
> >> Remove nospam in mail address when mailing me
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>
>
>