![]() But a lot of sites now use neither Windows Media nor Real Audio/Video but Flash instead. Again, I suppose that software existed for the purposes of commercial leverage against Real. ![]() There's Media Player, too, replaced by a third-party kludge. I imagine they thought it wasn't worth spending money on something "no one" would use.That's not the only Mac software of theirs that's been discontinued. They dropped it as soon as Safari emerged. Mac users are a small percentage of computer users anyway, probably more likely to use an alternative client (like Adium), and perhaps likely to persuade friends to sign up for a protocol that'll work with the bundled chat client from Apple, too.MS were keen to supply IE for Mac when pushing Netscape out of the market was a key strategic objective for them. Maybe it's not very many, relatively speaking. But how much is it worth?I mean MS must know how many downloads of it they get. Maybe so long as it "sort of" works they see that as good enough.Incurring costs in order to suck people into one's services has to worth something (since some will earn ad-revenue, and some may not be free). Perhaps they see maintaining and extending it as throwing good money after bad. MSN Messenger 7 disconnects all the time and you have to manually click the "Sign In" button, it loses preferences after restart (I can never get the "Name" field to stick and it just displays my email as name), there's no audio or video chat and so on. why is MSN Messenger so far behind Live Messenger (or whatever it's called now)?Even the basic stuff is broken. Anyone who is entrenched within the Microsoft world will probably be best served by this particular IM client.Quote. In fact, we recommend Windows Live Messenger's video chat over that of other IM tools. The service can also store hundreds of contacts, and with a Webcam installed, you can make video chats with a full 640x480-pixel screen. We like Windows Live Messenger's Sharing Folders feature, which lets you to transfer files to and from your buddy's computer by displaying a mirror of each others' files on your desktops. To do so in the past, you'd have to use a tool such as Trillian. Also a plus is that Windows Live Messenger and Yahoo Live Messenger now let you directly connect with buddies who use either tool. Microsoft fans will like the integration with MSN Spaces and the company's other properties. ![]() Once installed, Windows Live Messenger displays a drop-down menu of features along the top, contacts within the center pane, a search box on the bottom, and tabs for eBay, Rhapsody, and other services along the left. Its one major omission, though, is it lacks the capability to receive inbound calls from landlines or cell phones, a service that competitor Yahoo Messenger with Voice offers. Plus it adds VoIP capabilities that let you call telephones around the world for a fee. It also serves up the usual animated emoticons, winks, and buzzes, along with multiplayer gaming, free PC-to-PC calling, mobile phone messaging, and video chatting. While largely the same as its predecessor, Windows Live Messenger is unique for allowing you to share folders and files locally with fellow users. Previously known as MSN Messenger, Windows Live Messenger is Microsoft's answer to instant messaging. ![]()
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