Microsoft Shutting Down MSN Messenger After 15 Years of Service 127
New submitter airfuz writes Microsoft took a bold move announcing that users have to move away from the old version of Internet Explorer to the new version 11. And now not long after that, Microsoft announced that they are shutting down the 15-year-old MSN Messenger. Most people have moved away from the service to Facebook and other mobile based messengers such as Whatsapp, and so MSN is left with few users. But still, ending a 15-year messaging service like the MSN Messenger means something to the ones who grew up using it.
The ones who grew up using MSN? (Score:5, Funny)
You mean the folks too young for AOL Instant Messenger? And the folks too young for IRC?
Re:The ones who grew up using MSN? (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah, we're the ones who had to turn the fucker off every time we got a new Windows machine.
Snake your way through the admin console and find services and turn it off.
I guess I'll just (Score:5, Funny)
Have to go back to using ICQ.
I felt a great disturbance in the Force (Score:4, Funny)
"I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out ...
No, wait. Nobody cares.
Re:Good riddance (Score:5, Funny)
Says the guy with the hotmail email address.
Re:The ones who grew up using MSN? (Score:4, Funny)
BAH! Back in my day we had to walk across the room to the teletype machine, barefoot, uphill both ways...
Re:Uh (Score:5, Funny)
When asked about the demise of it's long-time rival, ICQ responded only with "uh oh".