Is it true that next year we have to pay to use msn hotmail?

i just recieved an email about it and i think it's true and not true... can someone tell me if it's not true and give me the PROPER information. I really don't want to pay... and i want some proof
Is it true that next year we have to pay to use msn hotmail?
It is hard for me to think MSN would charge you for just using Hotmail when Microsoft is giving free Domains/Website/25 Branded e-mail (5Gig storage) away for free? If anything they would start charging the people that have a "OfficeLive Basic" websites first before charging people with just hotmail and I will let you know.





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Reply:becareful cause I know that some hackers do that to get your credit card information, besides hotmail would never charge for their service, for their free service, they make money from all the ads around it and alot of money because so many people go to it, because it's free. they wouldn't do that. Dont wrory about ti but becareful.
Reply:those are just chains


dont worry! =]
Reply:If you do a search on this, you can find articles dating back to 2002 describing how the free email providers are going to charge.





Personally, I'll believe it when hotmail/yahoo tells me that I have to start paying and not when someone sends me a chain letter.
Reply:Don't worry about it until it happens, because it probably won't.
Reply:i havent heard of it before. but ithink they would make a huge mistake. if the email accounts wont be free, people won't use it, people won't pay for that, maybe only businessmen. msn will lose everything.
Reply:Liars!