Even if it's an option, that still smells a little bit like a conspiracy from the Redmond Mob. Those bastards are pretty sneaky.
Check this out
http://www.i-want-a-website.com/about-microsoft/
They try to skim a little from everybody & everything. I guess you gotta appreciate their Capitalist nature.
As I type this, the damn MSN Messenger keeps popping up even after I've tried to close it 500 times. Hmm...