MSN Messenger :from the beginning to the end

The instant messaging software Windows Live Messenger, also known as MSN Messenger, has closed its doors on April 8. Back in five key dates of this online service phased out with the arrival of Facebook, but it marked the history of the Internet.


July 22, 1999 
MSN Messenger arrived that day on Windows 95, 98 and NT. The concept is simple: installed on the user's machine, the software allows him whether his friends are on the Internet and, if necessary, exchange text messages (in Comic sans MS) live with him. The arrival of the first "Kikoo LOL" soon. Admit it, if you were age at the time you connect, you typed your first necessarily "MDR" in MSN Messenger window.
Despite the huge success that the service will know eventually, MSN Messenger is not the first instant messaging software public. Three years before its appearance, a service called ICQ (later bought by AOL Time Warner) landed on the Internet. Yahoo! Messenger is about him appeared in 1998.

July 17, 2003 
Microsoft launches MSN Messenger 6, a major update of the software, it is now possible to customize with wallpapers and avatars. But more importantly, emoticons appear yellow, who conquered the world since: ') <3: D With this new version of MSN Messenger users see also video chat and get games like Minesweeper, the louse or the ladies, which it is possible to play with an online contact in real time.
April 7, 2005
Nightmare, Wizz landed on MSN Messenger version 7. Lethal Weapon likely to wake up dozing friends who suddenly stopped responding to your messages. This tells you something? It was the little smiley allow your contacts to vibrate your conversation window to draw your attention to the discussion. All accompanied by an audible alert. Rarely used sparingly heart attack before the PC was assured. Function quite annoying that many users wanted to quickly get rid of. Specialized sites have published several tutorials for.

December 13, 2005 
Microsoft decided to standardize all of its products. Their name now includes the word "Live". MSN Messenger is no exception to this policy becomes and Windows Live Messenger. Historical service users are struggling to adopt. This version also introduces many new features including the ability to send a message to an offline friend, who will receive the next time it connects.

January 9, 2013 
The news was known for several months, but Microsoft announced that day that Windows Live Messenger will disappear for good March 15, 2013. Permanent closure later postponed to April 8. Monday. Users of instant messaging software are then invited to migrate to Skype which automatically get all their contacts and thus take over. Microsoft had acquired the other instant messaging application in May 2011 for $ 8.5 billion. The latest version of Windows Live Messenger was published on 7 August 2012. Besides Skype, it was clearly a mail too, especially at a time where people have migrated to Facebook....