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Windows Live Messenger (WLM), formerly known as MSN Messenger, is a freeware instant messaging client for Microsoft Windows first released on 22 July 1999 by the Microsoft corporation. It is part of Microsoft's Windows Live set of online services. The current version is 8. 0, which was released on June 19, 2006. Amongst its users it is still often referred to as "MSN," (referring to pre-8. PC-to-Phone Service. 0 versions) primarily because many people do not give attention to the name change or because they are not familiar with Windows Live. Some people simply call it MSN because it is familiar and easier to say. In some parts of Latin America and Spain it is known as simply "Messenger". Windows Live 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. VoIP Business Services. The business-oriented client for Windows is called Office Communicator. 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 7. 5 application).

History

The history of Messenger spans from July 1999 to the present.