They're hoping for brand loyalty, people who got Outlook with their Microsoft Office, to have them bring outside accounts into Outlook. I have a friend who used to pay for AOL years ago and still uses their web site for his email. They still have a browser, but I suspect it isn't updated much. I still haven't convinced him to use one of the other browsers, so he regularly complains that some file can't be opened or viewed - and has to be reminded to use Firefox, etc. He's the kind of customer they want - who continues to use a dead technology out of loyalty.

SRS