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Is 'MSN' Messenger still trying to live?
Posted by absorbation on Tue 19 Feb 2008 (16:29 GMT)
Why do people never say, 'I'll talk to you on WLM'? Windows Live Messenger is an odd name change, especially as it is longer to say and does not seem to stand out as much as MSN Messenger did. 'MSN' was a word of its own, in fact it still is, despite it no longer being a program in development.

My friends and I still say MSN when referring to Windows Live Messenger and I still think of the program as MSN. The term is universally known, everyone seems to understand what it means, even my own mother! I have not once heard anyone say 'add my address to Windows Live Messenger', is it because of old habits or is it because the name is just not catchy?

I now refer to MSN/ Windows Live Messenger as just Messenger, but only in writing. The term MSN just seems to work, it always has done, I don't believe there was any reason to change it. So what's the point of this post? Well do you still refer to Windows Live Messenger as 'MSN' within conversations? Do you think Microsoft have given up a noticeable and clever trademark? Do you think Messenger news has gotten so slow I had to bring up a pointless issue? My answer is yes to all three.

What do you think? Was a fresh name needed to being MSN Messenger into the Windows Live era?
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Comments:

Comment by woody
Posted on Wed 20 Feb 2008 (19:56 GMT)
I still call it msn coz thats wot im used to lol


Comment by Eddie
Posted on Wed 20 Feb 2008 (04:18 GMT)
I always say MSN or MSN Messenger, simply because its easier and has always been the same, WLM just doesnt sound right to say.


Comment by Master Devwi
Posted on Tue 19 Feb 2008 (20:00 GMT)
I always call it "Windows Live Messenger." But my friends still call in "MSN Messenger" a lot. I hate calling it by the old name because it's... old.


Comment by Abaraham
Posted on Tue 19 Feb 2008 (18:09 GMT)
I think MSN is easier to say and it sounds well than WLM
still i say MSN to WLM when talking but when Writting i write WLM or Windows Live Messenger


Comment by Civisi
Posted on Tue 19 Feb 2008 (17:55 GMT)
I still say MSN, mostly because the people I talk to the most (my family) don't realize that (1) I updated it or (2) there is an update available.

It's an old habit to break, and it's easier to MSN.


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