MoDaCo has picked up on a recent popup that occurs when you try and sign into Windows Live Messenger from a Windows Mobile powered device. The following message is displayed:
"Hello! Starting today, your 30 day trial period beings. By selecting OK you acknowledge that your use of Windows Live services continues to be subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. Data charges from your mobile operator, including..."
Microsoft has hinted in the past that it could simply flick a switch and charge for the service and it appears that may have occured today. We have contacted Microsoft regarding this and the company is currently looking into the issue and will respond shortly.
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"Hello! Starting today, your 30 day trial period beings. By selecting OK you acknowledge that your use of Windows Live services continues to be subject to the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement. Data charges from your mobile operator, including..."
Microsoft has hinted in the past that it could simply flick a switch and charge for the service and it appears that may have occured today. We have contacted Microsoft regarding this and the company is currently looking into the issue and will respond shortly.
View: MoDaCo
Companies are in business to make money.
BootCamp doesn't cost anything because you can't buy it seperately - it's part of Leopard.
BootCamp doesn't cost anything because you can't buy it seperately - it's part of Leopard.
Then I said they activated their timer. Also factual, as it "expired" and lapsed into reduced functionality (still worked, but many abilities were turned off).
To get Boot Camp back to the full functionality to create and modify entries, what do you have to do? Yeah, that's right. buy Leopard.
That's all I am saying.
Actually no "abilities" apart from being able to install were turned off and you can sorta get around that as well, if you really want to.
Actually no "abilities" apart from being able to install were turned off and you can sorta get around that as well, if you really want to.
Wait. That's still right!
Sure, there are "ways around" it, just as there are "ways around" legal Windows and MS Office installs.
You just got 30 days of warning.
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hmm..yeap...but just had a unofficial word with my frnd (works at MS),he said live services are meant for free & he will confirm me tommorrow (by then we would have been already known the real fact
According to the message thread that the source links to, a Microsoft MVP has e-mailed MS to check on it and a few people are thinking it it may be a scam. No new news yet...
http://europe.nokia.com/link?cid=EDITORIAL_324858
Here’s what happened: This week we rolled out a direct-to-consumer billing service for the Windows Live client on Nokia S60 in the UK and Sweden. Although we are considering doing the same at a future time for Windows Mobile, this has not been implemented – however, something happened and many of you saw a trial message on Windows Mobile devices. Windows Mobile customers shouldn’t have received any notifications of a 30-day trial and we are working as quickly as possible to correct this.
As you may know, we offer Messenger services through mobile operators on lots of handsets, not just Windows Mobile. Traditionally, customers have been billed by their mobile operators for many of these services, either directly or through their data package.
good thing that there are still free 3rd party clients...
There are plenty of 3rd Party alternatives.
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