MSN to unveil premium features for broadband users
SeattlePI | at | by Mike
Microsoft's MSN unit will unveil new versions of its flagship subscription service today with beefed-up features targeted to computer users with fast Internet connections.
The new versions are MSN's latest effort to persuade people to pay for its premium features and tools even if they get their basic Internet access elsewhere. The push is important to the unprofitable Microsoft unit because more people are shifting from dial-up access, which MSN sells, to speedy cable and DSL connections, which it doesn't sell directly.