Here is a good link from slashdot that folks should find funny since the topic of this thread deals with Linux. BTW, Slasdot had the Linux/Hotmail story on 12/28, 3 days before the source that Evan cited. I am telling you, Slashdot is a great site for news...
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/12/21/1937206&mode=thread