BrowserWatch: Microsoft to non-MS Browsers: Access Not Denied | Linux Today

BrowserWatch: Microsoft to non-MS Browsers: Access Not Denied

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 26, 2001

“Microsoft is revising a policy that refused users of
the Opera, Amaya, Netscape, and Mozilla Web browsers access to the
Microsoft Network (MSN) home page. A Microsoft spokesperson
confirmed last night that Microsoft will be overhauling the MSN
home page to allow users of any browser access to the popular Web
portal.

A Microsoft representative from the company’s PR firm,
Waggoner-Edstrom, confirmed last night that Microsoft will soon be
offering support to a wide variety of browsers, including Opera,
Amaya, Netscape, and Mozilla. Microsoft is revising a policy that
refused users of the Opera, Amaya, Netscape, and Mozilla Web
browsers access to the Microsoft Network (MSN) home page. A
Microsoft spokesperson confirmed last night that Microsoft will be
overhauling the MSN home page to allow users of any browser access
to the popular Web portal.”


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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