Microsoft recharges MSN 8
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft said it will release an updated version of its MSN Internet service on Wednesday, the latest salvo in its ongoing campaign to unseat America Online. The latest update to MSN 8 focuses on beefing up software to block unsolicited bulk e-mail and adds new parental controls. A sneak peek of the software made its rounds on the Net in April under the guise "MSN 8.5."
The new MSN 8 comes a week after Microsoft said it would pay $750 million to AOL's corporate parent AOL Time Warner to settle an antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of Netscape Communications. Netscape, a subsidiary of AOL Time Warner, alleged that Microsoft unfairly used its monopoly power in operating systems to stifle Netscape's own Web browser.