>I think it's fair to say that this is just you making a scandalous, link-baity headline to get attention. The HN community is going to know that MS does not

>I think it's fair to say that this is just you making a scandalous, link-baity headline to get attention. The HN community is going to know that MS does not generally charge a subscription fee for IE, so I was not trying to be scandalous or link-baity but concisely describe my post about this unique instance IE is subscription based. > For you to say "Microsoft charges to use Internet Explorer" then is clearly a mis-characterization of the service. In my OP I clearly describe IE is part of the Xbox Live Gold Account which includes other benefits, I even named online game play and access to other premium content as additional benefits, so do not accuse me of mis-characterizing the service. Besides, my point was MS should not bundle IE into the paid Xbox Live Gold Account, rather IE should be a free service on the Xbox. >It's borderline libelous since the headline is not true. The truth is that, if you have an Xbox Live Gold account, you can access the internet because one of its benefits [1] is "Explore the web on your TV with Internet Explorer for Xbox." Did you go out of you way to make this statement to bait me because my HN profile says I am an attorney? First, my headline is true. Obviously, if IE was always a subscription service I would not have posted about this issue. I posted this because it is odd MS does not allow Xbox owners to "Explore the web on your TV with Xbox" for free, If you are going to take MS's side on this issue that is fine, but at least justify why you agree IE should be part of the paid Account and not free service on the Xbox. In the OP I even help people make the argument for MS by suggesting posters name other hardware manufacturers who exercise similar policies, in otherwords what other hardware manufacturers require consumers pay them a monthly fee to "explore the web on your TV with (blank)"?