MSN Forcing users to 'Latest Version'

[Narnat,]

tbh i kinda like the new version but once it upgraded i was like wooow how do i work this and eventually i got used to it.

I think you have a very fair point. Take Facebook for instance when the new changes were made people didn't really take to them but once they realised they had no choice they just got on with it and I suppose that's just what is going to have to happen with the New Msn. I am not a fan of it at all but what choice do we really have?

[peteyt]

I'm on XP and got an email and I'm sure the link is to an XP version. To the guy going on about XP being out of date. I'm a student myself, luckily I live at home but do pay bills. I've got a lot of more important stuff to get than an operating system.

XP might be out of date, but they still are realising updates - security fixes/patches etc. - I think until 2014 but I could be wrong. Simply, if you check regularly for updates and also use additional security products you will be safe and will have saved some cash.

When I get my new PC built by my friend, I aim to get Windows 7 with it, but until then I just don't see what additional stuff I'll get

[Nick]

I think you have a very fair point. Take Facebook for instance when the new changes were made people didn't really take to them but once they realised they had no choice they just got on with it and I suppose that's just what is going to have to happen with the New Msn. I am not a fan of it at all but what choice do we really have?

exactly and if people dont like it they will just have to get over it

[xxMATTGxx]

Teens with their own paychecks who aren't responsible for a majority of their living expenses have a lot more expendable income than most people 18-25 trying to put themselves through college and working full-time though, especially if they're paying rent, utilities, possibly a car payment, etc. That's the only point I was trying to get across.

Your point about a £30 preorder is true, though I personally would never do so again (Dealing with the Vista launch was a headache for me, I'd rather give the company time to iron out the bugs and deal with compatibility issues first) - I just personally feel that forcing an user to upgrade their operating system or hardware in general to use as basic a service as instant messenger is pushing it. I'd say the same thing if a search engine, for example, had the same requirements.

However, I'm sure Microsoft will offer a solution for XP customers anyway, I can't see why they wouldn't.

I guess you never heard about the success Windows 7 has had for Microsoft then? Vista was different and had problems and the launch wasn't fantastic, hence why Microsoft spent time and money to make sure the 7 launch was as successful as it could be. (It was a huge success) It's time to get rid of the old and in with the new!

[Jacob]

Changes will always happen and people will adapt to this one and then hate the upcoming new one. It's life I guess and I don't feel that this new version looks that bad anyway, it's quite professional.

[Recursion]

Teens with their own paychecks who aren't responsible for a majority of their living expenses have a lot more expendable income than most people 18-25 trying to put themselves through college and working full-time though, especially if they're paying rent, utilities, possibly a car payment, etc. That's the only point I was trying to get across.

Your point about a £30 preorder is true, though I personally would never do so again (Dealing with the Vista launch was a headache for me, I'd rather give the company time to iron out the bugs and deal with compatibility issues first) - I just personally feel that forcing an user to upgrade their operating system or hardware in general to use as basic a service as instant messenger is pushing it. I'd say the same thing if a search engine, for example, had the same requirements.

However, I'm sure Microsoft will offer a solution for XP customers anyway, I can't see why they wouldn't.

In terms of development, XP offers a lot less functionality than that of Windows 7, also partly the reason they're not developing for it.

[Markeh]

To be honest, if this was 2014 and all support for XP was on the verge of being cut off, I could understand this.

But until then, they ought to provide a method of accessing WLM for XP users, in my view.

[Recursion]

To be honest, if this was 2014 and all support for XP was on the verge of being cut off, I could understand this.

But until then, they ought to provide a method of accessing WLM for XP users, in my view.

They really shouldn't, here's why:

• They superseeded it with Windows Vista in November 2006.
• They superseeded it a second time with Windows 7 in October 2009.
• They stopped licensing it to OEMs and cut of retail sale in June 2008.
• The Netbook conditions (which was to provide XP on low cost machines until one year after the W7 launch) have now passed and gone.
• April 2009 Windows XP went into legacy support (free security updates, no software support, warranty or feature additions)
• April 2014 ALL support for Windows XP will be terminated and security flaws will not be patched, 3 years from now, so it's time to get your butt moving to Windows 7 (or 8 if out) in the next few years.

It costs Microsoft money to develop stuff like WLM for XP, which they don't need to spend, and I must say, if I was running a software design business, I can't say I'd spend my money supporting legacy software either. It would be a stupid business practice for anyone.

[Markeh]

If you were running a software design business, would you lose a sizeable chunk of your users just to stop supporting an older OS? I'd be willing to bet that a good quarter, maybe even a third of MSN users are still on XP.

[Recursion]

If you were running a software design business, would you lose a sizeable chunk of your users just to stop supporting an older OS? I'd be willing to bet that a good quarter, maybe even a third of MSN users are still on XP.

You're quoting imaginary statistics.