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 July 22, 1999 that was created the first version of the Microsoft instant messaging signed. At the time, he then suggested that basic functions, but sought rather interesting at the time, like a list of contacts. Its main competitors? Mirabilis ICQ (later published by AOL), an old hand in the field, or IRC. Although rudimentary, it has the merit of laying the foundations of the software, which will again ten years later.

Furthermore, MSN is booming at this time, since it does not until a few months to see get a version 2.0. So November 16, 1999 that leaves the first update of the software. If the interface is essentially identical to the previous version, it nevertheless provides some interesting new features, like a customizable window. Note also the appearance of a banner ad at the bottom of the window.March 29, 2000 comes the version 3.0 of MSN Messenger Service. For 2000, Microsoft has decided to offer a small facelift to its software, which is not even a year. The interface was so much simpler, buttons disappear from the main window, as well as the integrated search engine. Note however that the banner ad is, it always has. Another new size, the arrival of a file transfer, which at the time when the P2P was not nearly as democratized now, represented a more than useful for sharing documents between Internet.October 23, 2001, with the release of version 4.6, the software will start to take its own identity. For starters, he was renamed MSN Messenger, simply. Then, the interface is again changed in this release, and emerging new icons that remain associated with the software until now. Some other notable new features are also emerged in this version, as the conversations group of several people or voice conferencing. A lighter version of this version, called Windows Messenger, was then installed by default in Windows XP, propelling the mail for all users of Windows at the time.The release of MSN Messenger 5.0 October 24, 2002, is just one year after the previous version, will not constitute a real revolution for the mailer. Indeed, it is especially at the interface of the most notable changes are observed. A little leaner, it undergoes some minor improvements, but still notable …

With version 6.0, Release July 17, 2003, the real news will emerge. While keeping the exact same interface as the previous edition, this release adds a new size of the software: customization. It is now possible to edit the emoticons or the screen during a conversation. Finally, version 6.1, still on the same interface, yet offers some improvements, particularly at the chat window and customizing windows.April 7, 2005 as released version 7.0 of MSN Messenger. First change: it is certainly the biggest overhaul of the graphics software since its inception. Since the launch, unveiled its new interface changes, since it offers a number of options from the start as the connection or the automatic choice of status before connecting. It is also worth noting that this is the last version to support Windows 98 and Windows 2000 and Me

It will take several months (August 23, 2005) and the release of MSN Messenger 7.5 for the software offers features now common as voice recording. But this version is also and especially a transition to the renewal of the mailer as used among us, who will then become Windows Live Messenger …With the redesign of most of its services, which then pass under the name Windows Live, Microsoft has at the same time Windows Live Messenger, which will eventually replace its current software. The first beta of Windows Live Messenger 8.0 is released December 13, 2005. This beta phase will last until June 19, 2006, date of the final version. This course offers a new graphical overhaul, which sticks to the universe created by Microsoft.The latest version of instant messaging software from Microsoft, Windows Live Messenger 2009, better known as the version number 9.0. Release final version January 7, 2009, proposes once again a new interface, easier. New side include for example a new contact management, a “newsfeed” similar to Facebook, the customization of sounds, or new chat window.Windows Live Messenger, not only software for Windows, but can also return to service around today. Besides mobile phones, which feature a variety of formal and customers (including iPhone) include programs like aMSN, Adium, Pidgin or Kopete. Not all, since it is also possible to access the service from a Web browser, and even since the Xbox 360! You’ll understand that Windows Live Messenger is one of the most acclaimed services of Microsoft and one of the most used around the world.