Shoutbox

I think MSN and WLM is indeed the same program; otherwise, WLM will not suddenly come out as a 8.0 "new" version.

This renaming is very like what we programmers do to our folders and files all the day. Sometimes you just need to rename it for its new functionalities and for "better" recognition.  However, I think WLM maybe difficult for some English outsiders to freak out somehow. They may start confused by WLM WML WWW and WMM... hahaha

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Originally posted by sacch
I think MSN and WLM is indeed the same program; otherwise, WLM will not suddenly come out as a 8.0 "new" version.

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WLM is a complete recode of MSN Messenger.

why didnt they just call it msn live messenger if they  wanted it to be part of this stupid live family.

changing a products name of a product universally known is only going to confuse people and distant people from it.

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Originally posted by vincerooney
why didnt they just call it msn live messenger if they  wanted it to be part of this stupid live family.

changing a products name of a product universally known is only going to confuse people and distant people from it.

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why, it had to fit in with all the other Windows Live Names, By calling it Windows Live Messenger it fits in with the other Live family

Damn, why all this fuss?
Its going to do the exact same thing: Send Messages!

Muahahahaha...  Now I can correct all my teachers when they say stuff like "People bully over MSN and stuff like that..."  Me and my correctiveness will rule the world!!!

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Originally posted by Nagini
Damn, why all this fuss?
Its going to do the exact same thing: Send Messages!

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Well said! But it wouldn't be Micro$oft if they didn't make spend loads of money pointlessly renaming software and taking a perfectly fine program and 'changing' it to the same program with a different name and more bugs!

First of all, it's a Beta product, so it's bound to have a few extra bugs.
Second, MS isn't the only company to rebrand products. Thousands of companies rebrand their products all the time: it keeps them fresh and modern.
Third, MS is a business. All businesses must make money to survive. Therefore, MS must make money to survive.

I'm getting sick and tired of this constant attack on Microsoft just because they're being a business. Most people that moan about MS don't even blink when another company, like Apple, does something similar. It strikes me as hypocritical.