MSN Messenger — Which Once Had 330 Million Users — Has Finally, Completely Died

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  1. Metroplex79

    Metroplex79 Hey mouse, say cheese!

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    ARTICLE: MSN Messenger — Which Once Had 330 Million Users — Has Finally, Completely Died

    Well, it's not actually news. Because ever since Skype took over, we knew it was over.

    I do miss the old days though....
    -connecting with classmates in school to work on a projects, assignments, and presentations
    -chatting with out of town family and we didn't have to pay long distance charges
    -coordinating missions with allies in Heavy Metal War on Seibertron.com
    -sending pics over Messenger that the old Hotmail's 2 Meg limit wouldn't do
    -watching the progression from very basic emoticons, to more detailed emoticons, to animated emoticons, to adding your own custom emoticons
    -being amazed when computers got better, and people were able to have video chat on Messenger

    Sure Skype has got comparable and some cool features, it just doesn't feel the same.

    What are your stories from the early days of chatting on your desktop?
     
  2. strangeguy32000

    strangeguy32000 Well-Known Member

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    Wait, there was a chat program before AIM?
     
  3. Praxus07

    Praxus07 Well-Known Member

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    Only used AIM, and Yahoo Messenger, never used MSN Messenger though since no one I knew was using it either. Same with Skype, have never used it.
     
  4. Gordon_4

    Gordon_4 The Big Engine

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    Planning LAN parties, sharing stupid/funny pictures with mates, talking to girls.....good times.

    Farewell, MSN Messenger.
     
  5. rapid_fire

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    Msn was awesome, I used it every day to chat with people online, but like everyone else, we all migrated to facebook chat. I have a skype account, but all i use it for is to make phone calls, cuz its cheaper then my cell phone. 2 cents a minute.
     
  6. Starscreamer95

    Starscreamer95 Barely active here

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    MSN, may you rest in peace.
     
  7. Metal Chaos

    Metal Chaos The Spark of Chaos

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    I miss MSN Messenger, Skype sucks. It doesn't even let you know you have new emails, which to me is a huge fail on MS's part. Hoping they end up bringing back MSN or making Skype work more like MSN.
     
  8. Autovolt 127

    Autovolt 127 Get In The Titan, Prime!

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    I never really used MSN Messenger. Skypre now that I've used a bit.

    :rip  MSN Messenger
     
  9. grimlock1972

    grimlock1972 Optimus, serving up the primest of ribs since 1984

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    we did not leave MSN, MSN left us.
     
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  11. decops

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    I used MSN for quite a while. A shame it's gone because there were people i talked to on there that i did not speak to anywhere else. Guess they're dead to me now.
     
  12. opt1musaber

    opt1musaber Victory Saber's Recruit

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    Used msn for so long. Hate Skype, doesn't feel or
    function even remotely close to messenger.
     
  13. The Iron Magnus

    The Iron Magnus Optimus's Face-in-a-Box

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    even FaceTime is better.
     
  14. Aernaroth

    Aernaroth <b><font color=blue>I voted for Super_Megatron and Veteran

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    All of those chats... all of those chats gone... like tears... in the rain.