Microsoft joins the free web site challenge--kind of. The question I have is what hoster is going to incur the expense of setting this up only to have there existing customer base undercut?
http://www.sw-
soft.com/en/news/id,8225 As part of a special
arrangement between Microsoft and SWsoft, the
SWsoft SiteBuilder for Windows will be available
as a free download for hosters until Sept. 30,
2006. Hosters are free to deploy the site-
builder, and sign up an unlimited number of
customers. After the download period is over,
hosters can continue to sign up customers for
site-builder-based services at no charge until
August 2007 (these sites will be supported via
SWsoft e-mail support for one year after they are
created). After this special promotional period
is over, the hoster will only need to obtain
licenses for new customers (e.g., the hoster will
not have to pay license fees for site created
before August 2007, but will have to pay license
fees for customers who sign up from September
2007 onward)