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MSN Messenger is shutting down after 15 years

• Igglyboo 12y ago
  Really the only thing that was keeping it alive in my opinion was the nostalgia factor. Makes much more sense to make everyone use Skype, I don't think they even had cross platform chat which probably could have helped ease the transition.
  • easytiger 12y ago
    But they did have a protocol supported by many clients. This is very difficult/impossible with Skype. Though at least it works on the desktop, unlike whatsapp, the most idiotically crippled IM client of all time.
    • cordite 12y ago
      And yet works on cheap flip phones across the world
    • astrodust 12y ago
      Sadly Pidgin (https://www.pidgin.im https://www.pidgin.im) the library used by most alternative chat programs doesn't support Skype.