Bye bye MSN Messenger
Do you
remember our old and beloved web based MSN messenger that once ruled the
internet together with Yahoo Messenger and AOL Messenger?
One would have expected users to show some signs of displeasure or regret on the pronouncement, but in this case, users took to their Twitter account to shower praise and bid the Windows Live Messenger platform farewell.
Now,
Microsoft has announced that MSN messenger will be shutting down by the end of
October.
Launched in
1999, the MSN was once the love and choice platform for many across the globe
as excellent alternatives to Yahoo messenger and AOL messenger.
The MSN
messenger which was later transformed to Windows Live Messenger has enjoyed its
own time, but today, time has gone by and things have changed and MSN Messenger
users have continue to decline to the barest minimum, when we now have better
and much improved platforms like Skype, Facebook Messengers and the rest.
In 2012,
Microsoft has earlier announced that it will be shutting down Windows Live
Messengers, but it seems they were not very serious then on the pronouncement
as many Chinese locals were still seen heavily making use of the Windows Live
Messenger.
But this
time around, Microsoft is coming out harder and more serious on their earlier
attempt to shut down the Windows Live Messenger by even alerting the remaining Chinese
users on their October set date to bring the messaging platform down. And they
have even started pushing them to be making use of Skype rather and even offer
free Skype credits for those that will adhere to this pronouncement before the
end date.
One would have expected users to show some signs of displeasure or regret on the pronouncement, but in this case, users took to their Twitter account to shower praise and bid the Windows Live Messenger platform farewell.
Bye bye MSN Messenger
Reviewed by Edwin Akwudolu
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