MSN Web Messenger to be discontinued from June 30
Posted by absorbation on Mon 29 Jun 2009 (18:02 GMT) (2034 views)
MSN Web Messenger was once one of the leading web IM clients, specifically targeted as an on-the-go version of MSN Messenger. However, its development has been neglected and with the emergence of a web client available within your Hotmail account the application has become quickly outdated. Other web messengers have succeeded in giving Microsoft a run for its money. It will close its doors tomorrow.

Using annoying pop-ups, lacking features and being rather complicated to use were all too commonly acceptable when MSN Messenger 6 was prevalent. However, the web messenger boom has changed the situation dramatically. The web messenger team had this to say:

Instant messaging from Hotmail makes it easier to communicate and share in new ways in comparison to MSN Web Messenger. For example, our integration with the suite of other Windows Live services allows you to see when your Messenger friends are online while reading an e-mail and immediately start a chat to clarify something in your friend’s e-mail message.



The news does not come as a surprise, but it rather sad to see this once popular web messenger go into the history books.

See the announcement at Mailcall Live space