RIP MSN Messenger

[Mark]

BBC News - Microsoft ditches Windows Live Messenger for Skype (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20222998)

Used to be that MSN Messenger or just 'MSN' as most people called it, was used by everybody - pretty much the way that everyone is on facebook now, everyone was on MSN back in early 2000's. To see it's being closed down is sad, but then I've not used it for years.

I do however use Skype text chat for work and it works just as well.

[donKey jote]

Haven't used it for donkeys, even longer than skype :)

[Dave B]

The first person I ever chatted with on MSN was 75%Vauxhall fan, the second was someone calling themselves "Andi".

I wonder whatever happened to them.... :p

[Daniel]

The first person I ever chatted with on MSN was 75%Vauxhall fan, the second was someone calling themselves "Andi".

I wonder whatever happened to them.... :p

You also spoke to some Australian chap too.

Without MSN I suspect I would have been single my whole life hehe :p

[Dave B]

I think the Ozzie was about 4th or 5th :p

[pino]

I used to spend hours on MSN talking to many old friends such as Jamie, Storm, Andi, odykas, Mark, Daniel etc...etc...

Sadly now the only one I still see online is Daniel :(

[Mark]

Pino; I'm on Skype these days.

[Azumanga Davo]

Became littered with spam,so was not particularly enjoyable in the end. And that was 6 years ago. Hate to think what it's like now...

[BleAivano]

Became littered with spam,so was not particularly enjoyable in the end. And that was 6 years ago. Hate to think what it's like now...

I haven't had any problems with spam on MSN messenger for years.

Its easy to prevent spam as well since you can set it to only allow messages from people on your contact list.

[Iain]

I remember I used to have three IM programmes on the go. Yahoo Messenger, ICQ and MSN. Now I don't use any of them! Social networking and mobile chat apps have killed them off.

[It's JM]

This shut down of WLM won't interfere with my email address and contacts, right? Of will they be added to my contact list if I merge with skype?

[BleAivano]

This shut down of WLM won't interfere with my email address and contacts, right? Of will they be added to my contact list if I merge with skype?


you can use your WLM login on skype as well. All your contacts will be kept.

[Storm]

Hours spent chatting on msn over so many years...So many friends from MSF too like pino said. FB chat still sucks.


Sadly now the only one I still see online is Daniel :(
that has to hurt :p :

[Erki]

I also remember many days and nights spent chatting with some guys and gals from Greece, India and Down Under. That was quality. :D Last time was many years ago, though. A few more, and it'll be a decade. That's a lot. Sigh. :)

[MikeDeHigh]

Msn was doomed anyways... finally. now the rest of them ;-)

[call_me_andrew]

I'm using MSN right now and I don't care for this one bit.

[Mark]

I'm confused anyway because on my iPhone Skype app I can now see my MSN contacts. Which is good.

But on the Windows desktop application I can't. It's still just my Skype contacts.

[N4D13]

I'm confused anyway because on my iPhone Skype app I can now see my MSN contacts. Which is good.

But on the Windows desktop application I can't. It's still just my Skype contacts.
Log into Skype for Windows with your MSN login details, rather than just your Skype accounts. ;)

[Bezza]

Haha! Good old days of MSN Messenger. Can't believe it was around 2001-2003 when I used to be on there with alarming regularity, winding Daniel up, chasing girls and failing and discussing the 2001 BTCC title decider with Mark as it happened (I remember that well!!)