Microsoft to close chat rooms
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Topic: Microsoft to close chat rooms
Posted By: KCWebMonkey
Subject: Microsoft to close chat rooms
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 10:34am
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"Microsoft says it will drop chat room services in 28 countries next month..." I'll bet this is going to tick off millions of people... http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/09/24/microsoft.chat/index.html - http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/09/24/microsoft.chat/i ndex.html |
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Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 1:16pm
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hope they don't do the same with MSN... |
Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 1:24pm
oh sorry, as long as there are still yahoo messenger and ICQ... they won't |
zMaestro wrote:
Posted By: KCWebMonkey
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 1:45pm
If i'm reading the article correctly, this IS in regards to the MSN chat rooms. |
Posted By: dj air
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 1:50pm
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i think it is that the chat rooms dont make any money so they are closing them and using the excuse "its for the children".... a pa stunt thats my view anyway |
Posted By: KCWebMonkey
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 1:51pm
| that's what the article states too. microsoft is not making any money, so they are forcing people to go to paid sites for chatting with their msn buddies. |
Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 3:38pm
I think there is a difference between MSN Chat Rooms and MSN Messenger!! |
Posted By: Gullanian
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 3:49pm
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I dont know, if I was the head of Microsoft and my chatrooms where causing death/rape etc etc I would probably follow the same path. Its probably a morally good choice to make in the long run. Im happy for them to go down even if it helps save one life in a hundred years. |
Posted By: KCWebMonkey
Date Posted: 24 September 2003 at 7:30pm
I didn't know that was what you were referring to... All you said was MSN. |
Posted By: zMaestro
Date Posted: 25 September 2003 at 1:02am
oh sorry, my fault...
may be they are threatning only.. for more advertising... and making a topic of chating... and then say: "Microsoft won't close the chat room under pressure from the chaters" |
Posted By: KCWebMonkey
Date Posted: 25 September 2003 at 8:37am
oh sorry, my fault... [/QUOTE] No problem! |
Posted By: Mart
Date Posted: 25 September 2003 at 9:10am
| MSN messenger you only talk with people you add. MSN chat you talk to every tom dick an harry... |
Posted By: 808Rider
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 2:06am
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Smart move in my opinion. I used to use the MSN Chat quite often, but now there are just massive amounts of spammers there that IM you useless garbage. This move also helps protect Microsoft from any legal actions that may result from these actions. If people have to pay then there are ways to track violators. So overall I believe it is a smart move on Microsoft's behalf.
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Posted By: Mikael
Date Posted: 26 September 2003 at 10:53am
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I think it's all about the money cause later this year they're expected to launch Live Communications Server... See full info at: |