MSN Forcing users to 'Latest Version'

[Markeh]

I will stop using MSN the minute it forces me to update. Either that, or I can run XP Mode on my main rig and get around it

[Marbian]

If they don't make it possible for XP user's to actually use it, then it's not fair at all. Million's of people still use XP.

[Markeh]

They cannot surely force everyone using XP to switch to a newer OS just to use MSN...

[Neversoft]

Why exactly can't XP users use the 2011 version? I haven't even bothered looking at the new version yet as upgrading isn't my style yo.

[HotelUser]

They cannot surely force everyone using XP to switch to a newer OS just to use MSN...

Sure they can. Apple does with iTunes and Safari on Tiger, Microsoft does with MSN and DirectX with XP. It's not very nice but they can!

[Markeh]

If Microsoft want to lose half their current userbase with MSN, let them.

I'd just set up MSN as a way of communicating between the family, all using XP machines. I'll have to use Skype now.

[Mikey]

They can **** right off! The new msn sucks balls seriously ;l
I'm on windows xp so i dunno what's gonna happen tbh..

[Recursion]

If it is functional the yes. Out of date would be something like a p2 CPU. From the infrastructures I play and work with most still use p3s and 512mb ram. I yet to see a large organisation use vista or win7 they all seem to use XP. To accept win7 as the only Os worth having is extremely naive and ignorant.

XP has already had it's EOL pushed back once and is now 10 years old, there's no excuse for people to not be moving over really.

And yes, I know a lot of commercial/enterprise users are still on XP, but again there isn't really an excuse, people shouldn't be running on P3 hardware nowadays (hell we got rid of our last P3 systems the year before last, which also begs the question, why aren't systems being replaced over a certain period of time in these environments? i.e, when support ends), even as a school on a very, very, limited budget, we're looking at moving over to Windows 7 + Server 2008R2. Funilly enough even with custom applications designed for stability on XP, Microsoft make it very easy to integrate these applications using App-V or "XP Mode". The only real reason I see for using XP is for embedded systems like points of sale or ATMs (also thus not accepting W7 as the only OS worth having ).

And Markeh, half their current user base? I think not.

[Rapidshare]

Why upgrade PC's if its not broken? Should I buy a new Ipad one after another when apple release more becasue im using old hardware?

[edeneh]

I downloaded the new version when I got my laptop (which was not long ago).
The version is really bad, it took me almost the whole month to try fixing my MSN so that it looked somewhat like the old one.
They should bring back actual MSN Messenger, no more of this complicated Windows Live Messenger.