| 对于在中国的我们来说,对MSN Premium的概念可能并不太清楚,它通过一个特殊的浏览器MSN Explorer运作,支持上网接入,电子邮件等各种服务,这一每年120美元的服务在美国有成千上万的客户.这一服务由微软和各大服务的提供商联合组成,目前的版本是9.5.
就在MSN宽带订阅服务首次推出的2004年,我们更熟悉的Windows Live出现了,是的,它几乎完全免费,并且随着它的快速发展,MSN Premium进入了一个非常不利的境地,有人指责微软收费提供与免费的Windows Live几乎完全相同的服务.
Sympatico提供的文档显示,在全世界至少有820万人订购了MSN Premium,然而,他们的一百多美元换来了什么呢?以下的表格可能说明问题:
Nearly every MSN Premium feature is free in Windows Live or in Windows itself.
MSN Premium
($10/mo USD)
|
Windows Live
(free)
|
Included in Windows
(or free from Microsoft)
|
Parental controls
|
Windows Live Family Safety
|
Parental controls included in Vista
|
Phishing filter
|
Included in Live Hotmail
|
Included in IE 7
|
Outlook Connector
|
Includes Outlook Connector
|
Free download
|
Digital Image Standard 2006 Editor and Digital Image Standard Library
|
Windows Live Photo Gallery
|
Windows Photo Gallery included in Vista
|
MSN Mail
|
Windows Live Hotmail
|
|
Virus Guard from McAfee
|
Live OneCare scan
|
|
E-mail virus protection
|
Included in Live Hotmail
|
|
10 GB of mail storage
|
5 GB of mail storage
|
|
Junk e-mail guard
|
Included in Live Hotmail
|
|
Up to 10 additional member accounts
|
Create unlimited linked Live IDs
|
|
Multiple e-mail account support
|
Add multiple existing mail accounts in desktop version
|
|
Anytime, anywhere access to e-mail
|
Mail available from any browser, plus Mobile Mail for cell phone
|
|
Designer e-mail with photo albums
|
Included in desktop version of Live Hotmail
|
|
Alert reminders
|
Windows Live Alerts
|
|
Calendar
|
Calendar included in Live Hotmail, Windows Live Calendar Beta
|
|
Encarta Premium
|
Windows Live Academic Search Beta
|
|
Virtual Earth
|
Live Maps
|
|
TrueSwitch for transferring info from other e-mail accounts
|
Included in Live Hotmail
|
|
Free technical support
|
Windows Live Support
|
|
| Firewall |
|
Included in XP SP2 and Vista |
Webroot Spy Sweeper for MSN
|
|
Windows Defender is a free download for XP, included in Vista
|
Pop-up guard
|
|
Included in IE 6 and 7
|
Photo Story Lite
|
|
Photo Story 3 is a free download; Windows Movie Maker is included in XP, Vista
|
Messenger photo swap
|
|
Sending photos is part of Windows Messenger, included in XP; free download for Vista
|
Member center
|
|
Multiple Microsoft communities
|
Download manager
|
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微软正在自己与自己赛跑,是停止MSN Premium,还是改进服务保护付费客户的权益,这是摆在微软前面的问题. |
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