Monopoly Mail?

I've always been a fan of Eudora, the versatile, easy-to-use Internet e-mail program. It wasn't just that it was named after Mississippi legend Eudora Welty (inspired by her short story "Why I Live at the P.O."). Nor was it that Steve Dorner, the guy who wrote the program a decade ago and gave it away free, personally answers the 1,000 e-mail messages he gets each week from admirers and flamers alike. What I loved most about Eudora was that, aside from working beautifully, it is not owned by Microsoft.

Now, I am not a Microsoft bigot, exactly. I just worry about...