I didn't believe it at first, and then I went to MSN.com and saw for myself the message that they give to you if you do not have their browser;
Attention: Web Browser Upgrade Required to View MSN.com
If you are seeing this page, we have detected that the browser that you are using will not render MSN.com correctly. Additionally, you'll see the most advanced functionality of MSN.com only with the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or MSN Explorer. If you wish to visit MSN.com, please select the appropriate download link below.
Um... what? Not that it affects me one eyeota, but why do they want to do that? Doesn't that hurt them more than it will help them? Think about all of the people, like me, that use Opera and don't want to use IE for some reason or another. And you used to have an email account there, and now since they did that, many people will say "the hell with it" and find some place else that will offer you email services
So, let me correct what they wrote there on the site (note that I use Windows as my OS)
Attention: Web Browser Downgrade Required to View MSN.com
If you are seeing this page, we have detected that the browser that you are using is not ours. Additionally, you'll make us more money by downloading the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer or MSN Explorer. If you wish to visit MSN.com ever again, you must select the appropriate download link below.