AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) Let's start with AIM or AOL Instant Messenger. MSN/Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger was a cross-platform instant messaging client developed by Microsoft. It was later rebranded under Windows Live Messenger in 2005. Versions of MSN/Windows Live Messenger were released for Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X (later under the name Microsoft Messenger for Mac), BlackBerry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x, Zune HD, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile and Windows CE. In November 2012, Microsoft announced that Messenger and Skype would merge in Q1 2013. Microsoft then officially retired Windows Live Messenger on October 31, 2014. Messenger Perhaps the most popular instant messaging service in the world, especially in the Philippines, is Yahoo! announced a brand new YM for mobile, the Web and in Yahoo Mail on the desktop. Read more in our articles including "Instant Messaging Services of the Past" and "Yahoo Messenger legacy version to shut down on August 5th".
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Aug 21, 2008AIM (AOL Instant Messenger) Let's start with AIM or AOL Instant Messenger. MSN/Windows Live Messenger MSN Messenger was a cross-platform instant messaging client developed by Microsoft.
It was later rebranded under Windows Live Messenger in 2005. Versions of MSN/Windows Live Messenger were released for Windows, Xbox 360, Mac OS X (later under the name Microsoft Messenger for Mac), BlackBerry OS, iOS, Java ME, S60 on Symbian OS 9.x, Zune HD, Windows Phone, Windows Mobile and Windows CE. In November 2012, Microsoft announced that Messenger and Skype would merge in Q1 2013.
Our coverage of yahoo messenger includes: "Instant Messaging Services of the Past"; "Yahoo Messenger legacy version to shut down on August 5th"; "Yahoo Messenger to shed features on December 14". Each article provides unique insights and information.