MSN Forcing users to 'Latest Version'

[Recursion]

Should they upgrade their hardware to support the hungry win 7?

The real question is, should they be using out of date hardware?

[Seth]

I didn't get a message but I've tried the new MSN and it's disgraceful... they've completely changed it so many aspects and now it just looks boring.

[FlyingJesus]

There will be ways around this.. you can still get 7.5 and probably older versions (if you really want) like pre-Live Messenger, you just have to change compatibility mode to stop it from prompting you to upgrade

[GommeInc]

Seems to work just fine for me so I'm not fussed A bit annoying for XP users though, some may have bought a machine just at the end of XPs life and do not want to upgrade, even though Vista and then 7 were talked about a lot towards the end of XP

[Pyroka]

They can suck my dongle, 8.5 was the best lol

[rnix]

XP users have a separate download i believe

[Jin]

The real question is, should they be using out of date hardware?

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 Out of date would be something like a p2 CPU.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.

[Sheen]

That is rubbish, security updates is just an exuse to make people upgrade. I tried the 2011 version and it is horrible, so I will stick to 2009, it has not made me uprade yet and lets hope it doesn't either. If it does then I wont use MSN anymore.

[Zuth]

Ive Just Had The Email, Lol

[FlyingJesus]

What I Haven't Had An Email About It I Feel So Left Out