MSN Messenger Most Used IM Client

Iria · Apr 12, 2006, 05:52 AM

Analytics firm comScore Networks announced Monday the results of its February measurement of instant messenger usage around the world, with Europe surpassing the United States in IM users for the first time. MSN Messenger was also ranked as the most used client, garnering 61 percent of the worldwide market.
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YAYitsAndrew · Apr 12, 2006, 02:11 PM

Remember that very soon yahoo messenger and msn messenger will be linked and able to talk to each other. This makes over 3/4 of instant messagers on one system and the rest on time-to-die aol instant messenger.

Stop supporting a noisy ad, no offline messaging, spambot riddled protocol, and join the new wave of instant messaging.

You can read more of my opinion on the messenger wars at my blog:
http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-21Sv7...ukA0-?cq=1&p=9

And you can download the latest yahoo messenger beta (with built in pc-to-pc calling like skype) here:
http://messenger.yahoo.com

Sandok · Apr 12, 2006, 02:15 PM

I must say, AIM is the spawn of the devil and MSN is leages ahead... Dunno about yahoo never used it but seems in the same domain...

YAYitsAndrew · Apr 12, 2006, 02:20 PM

Yahoo and MSN are starting to look very similar. I think that's because when they join forces, they don't want one to look significantly more attractive than the other. For example, the latest yahoo beta has added an ad bar to the bottom. But it's not making any noise so we're still magnitudes better than aol. Plus it's at the bottom of the window where there isn't any content so you can just move the window and make the add be behind your taskbar or something :P

My reason for pimping yahoo instead of msn is that there's a better chance you're already using a yahoo service and it will link nicely with the messenger. Plus when you tell people to use something from microsoft you get a hand in the face.

LeanWolf · Apr 12, 2006, 02:36 PM

I use miranda, so I can run all the protocols I want in one neat little window and never see an ad.

YAYitsAndrew · Apr 12, 2006, 03:22 PM

Yeah I tried miranda for a while, it was nice but not updated enough for my tastes. Same problem I had with trillian. Plus I'm really starting to get into extra features like pc-to-pc calling and image sharing and yahoo music sharing, and the third party clients never support more than the basic text sending

Sandok · Apr 12, 2006, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by YAYitsAndrew

Yahoo and MSN are starting to look very similar. I think that's because when they join forces, they don't want one to look significantly more attractive than the other. For example, the latest yahoo beta has added an ad bar to the bottom. But it's not making any noise so we're still magnitudes better than aol. Plus it's at the bottom of the window where there isn't any content so you can just move the window and make the add be behind your taskbar or something :P

My reason for pimping yahoo instead of msn is that there's a better chance you're already using a yahoo service and it will link nicely with the messenger. Plus when you tell people to use something from microsoft you get a hand in the face.

In the US yahoo is used but trust me, MSN is much more used outside...

Master Shake · Apr 12, 2006, 03:27 PM

I love how AIM leaves a service running even after you close it and how it tries to install all kinds of crap... Love it. Windows Messenger Beta is pretty good though.

YAYitsAndrew · Apr 12, 2006, 08:18 PM

It's been interesting to watch what my friends do during my transition to yahoo. The ones who want to talk to me will get yahoo. That may be either the client or some third party tool like trillian. As more and more people I know join up to talk to me, my friends start talking to THEM on yahoo instead of on aim. Soon, everyone is doing much more of their communication on yahoo. It's not at the point yet where they're ready to drop their aim friends cold turkey, but I think it will happen some day.

It just shows people's readiness to give up AIM. I think everyone who uses it is saying the same thing: "I hate AIM but all my friends are using it". People don't realize that if you all just move, you'll all be happier. I wonder what sort of event could convince a ton of people to download a different messenger in a short time.

Sandok · Apr 12, 2006, 08:22 PM

Thank god america online is only in the UK and US.... That thing is the worst system ever made!

Apr 12, 2006, 05:52 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	MSN Messenger Most Used IM Client Analytics firm comScore Networks announced Monday the results of its February measurement of instant messenger usage around the world, with Europe surpassing the United States in IM users for the first time. MSN Messenger was also ranked as the most used client, garnering 61 percent of the worldwide market. __________ Read More / Source: BetaNews

Apr 12, 2006, 02:11 PM	#2
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Remember that very soon yahoo messenger and msn messenger will be linked and able to talk to each other. This makes over 3/4 of instant messagers on one system and the rest on time-to-die aol instant messenger. Stop supporting a noisy ad, no offline messaging, spambot riddled protocol, and join the new wave of instant messaging. You can read more of my opinion on the messenger wars at my blog: http://blog.360.yahoo.com/blog-21Sv7...ukA0-?cq=1&p=9 And you can download the latest yahoo messenger beta (with built in pc-to-pc calling like skype) here: http://messenger.yahoo.com __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Apr 12, 2006, 02:20 PM	#4
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Yahoo and MSN are starting to look very similar. I think that's because when they join forces, they don't want one to look significantly more attractive than the other. For example, the latest yahoo beta has added an ad bar to the bottom. But it's not making any noise so we're still magnitudes better than aol. Plus it's at the bottom of the window where there isn't any content so you can just move the window and make the add be behind your taskbar or something :P My reason for pimping yahoo instead of msn is that there's a better chance you're already using a yahoo service and it will link nicely with the messenger. Plus when you tell people to use something from microsoft you get a hand in the face. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Apr 12, 2006, 02:36 PM	#5
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,713 Rep Power: 84 System Specs	I use miranda, so I can run all the protocols I want in one neat little window and never see an ad. __________________

Apr 12, 2006, 03:22 PM	#6
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Yeah I tried miranda for a while, it was nice but not updated enough for my tastes. Same problem I had with trillian. Plus I'm really starting to get into extra features like pc-to-pc calling and image sharing and yahoo music sharing, and the third party clients never support more than the basic text sending __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Apr 12, 2006, 02:15 PM	#3
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	I must say, AIM is the spawn of the devil and MSN is leages ahead... Dunno about yahoo never used it but seems in the same domain...

Apr 12, 2006, 03:27 PM	#8
Master Shake DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 310 Rep Power: 0	I love how AIM leaves a service running even after you close it and how it tries to install all kinds of crap... Love it. Windows Messenger Beta is pretty good though.

Apr 12, 2006, 08:18 PM	#9
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	It's been interesting to watch what my friends do during my transition to yahoo. The ones who want to talk to me will get yahoo. That may be either the client or some third party tool like trillian. As more and more people I know join up to talk to me, my friends start talking to THEM on yahoo instead of on aim. Soon, everyone is doing much more of their communication on yahoo. It's not at the point yet where they're ready to drop their aim friends cold turkey, but I think it will happen some day. It just shows people's readiness to give up AIM. I think everyone who uses it is saying the same thing: "I hate AIM but all my friends are using it". People don't realize that if you all just move, you'll all be happier. I wonder what sort of event could convince a ton of people to download a different messenger in a short time. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Apr 12, 2006, 08:22 PM	#10
Sandok DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 9,472 Rep Power: 0	Thank god america online is only in the UK and US.... That thing is the worst system ever made!