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MSN Messenger

MSN Messenger 7.5 login screen.
Developer:Microsoft
Latest release:7.5 / August 23, 2005
OS:Microsoft Windows
Use:Instant messaging client
License:Freeware
Website:http://messenger.msn.com

MSN Messenger is a freeware instant messaging client that was developed and distributed by Microsoft between 1999 and 2005 for computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, and aimed towards home users. Amongst its users it is often referred to as "MSN," though in Latin America and Iberian Peninsula it is known as "el messenger" or "o Messenger" as other instant messaging clients are less popular there. MSN Messenger is often used to refer to the .NET Messenger Service (the protocols and server that allow the system to operate) rather than any particular client. The business-oriented client for Windows, which also uses Microsoft's .NET Messenger Service is called Windows Messenger. It is possible for virtually any computer with an Internet connection, Windows XP and Internet Explorer to connect to the Messenger Service by using MSN Web Messenger, or one of the unofficial equivalents (which have advantages such as compatibility with browsers other than IE, but do not have an interface that mimics the one of the MSN Messenger application). MSN Messenger was renamed Windows Live Messenger in February 2006 as part of Microsoft's Windows Live series of online services and software.