[luau] Microsoft doesn't allow other browsers than IE or Netscape on parts of hotmail

Joe Linux joelinux at earthlink.net
Fri May 17 05:16:13 PDT 2002


M$ is very bad news so that's the reason I put up with all the 
permissions problems with Linux.

The penguin wrote:

>After reading slashdot about Microsoft changing the personal profile on
>hotmail to be viewable to anyone, I decided to turn the thing off.
>When trying to change the Personal Profile option in hotmail you must use a
>IE or Netscape to access it.  I think Ms is trying to be very
>anti-competitive as we already know. This is dirty!
>
>Ryuhei
>
>ps: here is the article
>"East Side Journal reports that without telling anyone, Microsoft has
>suddenly changed the privacy preferences  for all Hotmail users. They're now
>sharing your name and other personal information with third parties, even if
>you said you didn't want that when you signed up. (If you're a user, login,
>go to Options > Personal Profile, and un-check the boxes at the bottom of
>that page.)" The same reporter has written a follow-up article today.
>
>
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