MSN's quest for dominance

C|Net | at | by Mike

Can Microsoft's MSN Web portal become all things to all people? Talking to Yusuf Mehdi, the Microsoft executive in charge of figuring out the company's portal strategy, you get the feeling that's certainly no stretch.

Mehdi, who recently launched MSN Video and MSN Premium Internet access, also has plans to incorporate a next-generation search engine, a music download application service similar to Apple Computer's iTunes and a social-networking service. And that's just what we know for now.