Microsoft's instant messaging network is rejecting users who have signed up using a .Mac email address. Macworld has received reports which indicate that existing users of MSN (now Windows Live) have been knocked off the network when they try to sign in if they have originally used a .Mac address to sign up for the service. In a moment's hubris, Microsoft insists users change their email address before using the service. "Because of a recent system update, you must change the email address that you use to sign in to Windows Live Messenger. Until you change your email address, you won’t be able to use Windows Live Messenger," an error message explains. Microsoft explains the changes were required as a security measure because Office Live Communications Server 2005 SP1 enables messaging between the Windows Live Messenger Service and corporate IM systems. http://www.macworld.co.uk/digitallifestyle/news/index.cfm?newsid=19170&pagtype=allchandate
Well, If their excuse is legit, then macworld is totally blowing this out of proportion. Mountain of a molehill.
It's only popular to us users of Mac's .. you know, those goodlooking personal computers that dont get any of those nasty windows viruses, spyware, trojans, etc.. anyway - i really don't care what MS does anymore, and i think every day less and less people do..
i used .mac untill i realised how much i was paying for it LMAO, i think mac will be happy that they are staying away from anything windows.