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MSN Messenger upgrade blocks Trillian

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Aug 21, 2003.

  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor Posts: 6,052   +121

    Seriously this can't be good. I dislike the old Messenger ever since I switched over Trillian & I dislike the new Messenger even more for its looks...

    As of Oct. 15, users of Microsoft's free Web-based MSN Messenger and its Windows XP-based Windows Messenger will need to upgrade their software to a newer version or be shut out of the service, the software giant said Wednesday. According to Microsoft spokesman Sean Sundwall, "Security issues that could be posed (on older versions) require us to force an upgrade." He declined to detail the security issue, saying disclosure would "put customers at undue risk."

    Meanwhile, Oct. 15 also will mark the deadline for Trillian support for MSN Messenger. Trillian is software that integrates multiple IM clients into a common interface. While it doesn't enable IM services to communicate directly with one another, it lets people view all of their buddy lists from various services under one window.
    Julio Franco, Aug 21, 2003
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  2. ---agissi--- TechSpot Paladin Posts: 2,369   +9

    Thats BS. Trillian rulez!
    ---agissi---, Aug 21, 2003
    #2

  3. JSR Banned Posts: 730

    just delete

    messenger...........
    JSR, Aug 21, 2003
    #3

  4. young&wild TechSpot Chancellor Posts: 1,268

    Not a suprise....MS never likes competition but love monopoly.
    young&wild, Aug 23, 2003
    #4

  5. Unregistered

    Heh... but they have no objection to keeping the mac version multiple versions behind.
    Unregistered, Jun 21, 2005
    #5
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