The MICROS~1 Outlook automobile, instead of having a speedometer, fuel
guage, oil pressure guage, etc., has a TV set and video games in the
middle of the dash.
It makes it harder to use/drive normally, and is a problem for not only
the owner, but everyone in the vicinity.
But Yes, it IS what the public wants.
As has been pointed out, Microsoft is not alone in what they do.
There appears to be NO WAY to do plain text e-mail in AOL 6.0!
If you want text, rather than dancing kangaroos, you are SOL