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What is MSN Messenger?

April 26, 2017Messenger MSN

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What is MSN Messenger?

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MSN messenger is a free instant messaging software licensed by Microsoft in 1999 and runs under Windows operating system. Since then, it has been renamed Windows Live Messenger in 2006. The main features of this program include the sharing of folders among online users, PC to PC calls as well as PC to phone calls, accessibility to some online games and applications, the possibility to receive offline messages and interoperability with Yahoo! Users, to name a few. The major advantages of MSN Messenger are that the program is free, easy to access, includes a variety of different features corresponding to all kinds of online users and has a user-friendly interface. It also bears disadvantages that have come up with newer versions of the program. The ones most mentioned by users, concern error codes that disable the connection to the program and the growing threat of infections through viruses and worms.