MSN Photo no longer a freebie
C|Net | at | by Mike
Attention MSN Photo users: You have two weeks to subscribe to MSN 8 or download your photos if you don't want to lose them. On May 22, MSN is planning to offer its photo service only to subscribers of MSN 8, an Internet service that bundles online services such as e-mail and instant messaging with dial-up access for $21.95 per month. Currently people do not have to pay to store photos with MSN Photo.
The move is the latest effort by MSN to turn formerly free services into paid ones. MSN already has started to charge for some services that used to be free, including extra storage in Hotmail in-boxes. In an attempt to get more paying customers, Microsoft has said it intends to make other services exclusive to MSN 8 subscribers.