The little Green Man just went out, and it won't shine again.

MSN Messenger is almost the last era of QQ, its birth can be traced back to 1999 years. After that, Microsoft continued to add new features that were interesting at the time, such as customizing expressions, playing mine/triple games with small partners, shock screens, animated expressions, video and voice calls (when Skype just got started), and so on--15 years from 1999 to 2014--, MSN Messenger Accompany and witness the growth of global Im/sns users.

"The bell of the finale rang, and the farewell was near." ”

March 15, 2013, Microsoft announces: "Disable Messenger service on a global scale (other than mainland China)-people can log on to Skype directly using a Microsoft account, and the Address Book will migrate--in other words, users will still be able to use the same messenger Similar to the IM service, just "home to you cook or woman, but not that woman."

Since that day, all international users have been unable to sign in to MSN Messenger, and when you stubbornly try to log in, desperately trying to get back "that she," Microsoft suddenly threw out a window and calmly led you to uninstall Messenger, install Skype, and embrace a new life. For our colleagues, the operation of Miss Daniel Melon (she is recruiting full time operation) such as the Ashes class MSN Messenger users, is simply a heart-battering. And, compared to the honest little Messenger, Skype's video group chat also requires users to subscribe to premium.

But Microsoft spared to the mainland's 30 million MSN Messenger users: "You can still use it now, even if chatting friends use Skype." "It gives a lot of hardcore users a breather-or a farewell opportunity. But that doesn't mean forever. 11 o'clock last evening, Chinese users have received a letter from the Microsoft Messenger and Skype team: China's MSN Messenger service will be closed on October 31, 2014 and all of its online communications services will be moved into the system as a whole Skype. Boom hole, familiar "little Green Man" on the line will not ring.

A breakup fee? Microsoft has said that MSN Messenger users will be able to get 2 of dollars worth of Skype coupons, but also after the migration to enjoy 60 minutes of free global calls. Oh。 "After I asked about my feelings, Miss Cantaloupe replied," She's hiring full-time.

I can hear the choking of the phone, yes ah, I believe that at this moment countless young white-collar and senior young white-collar workers think up and MSN Messenger together to grow up that period of time-for example, 36 Krypton Big Boss Zhuang Emperor and Sendi. They charged: "Well, this one, good writing, a promotion and a raise." "It's 2 o'clock in the morning, but when I think of their orders and the micro-trust circle that was maxed out by MSN nostalgia teams, I had to climb up." Okay, let's talk about the history of MSN Messenger:

2000--hotmail was once the world's largest email boss, and it was tied to the MSN Messenger account.

2004-based on MSN Messenger, Microsoft launched MSN Space Blog service, the number of users is also huge

2005-in China, gradually become "business elite" label One, began to harvest mainland 30 million users

30 million? Not a small number. Then why shut it down?

Set a vulgar word: User experience.

Because the user experience of MSN Messenger is not--ui boring, UE backward, low security, transfer files old line, stranger social difficult to do (this is SNS just need), a lot of spam ads, and so on. Sns/im is a fierce competition in the market, MSN Messenger in product development, operational promotion are quite laborious, even if the defeat of AOL, but still helplessly QQ growth as China's instant messaging pronoun.

Product iterations are not up to the age iteration and die, and are common in the Internet world. But it's not just a matter of thinking, can you imagine? MSN Official telephone Customer service, so when you point into a beautiful MM MSN space, but was fraud, almost not to a quick, effective solution.

MSN Messenger has become a history, we might as well talk about Skype, for MSN Messenger asked: "Why is it not me?" ”

Set a vulgar word: User experience.

Because Skype's user experience is better – especially in voice and video calls: sound, stability, fluency, clarity, and so forth. Skype is a software that allows users to use different platforms and devices at all times, whether it's windows,windows phone,android, Mac, IOS, or even blackberries.

"What would you think of me?" ”

MSN Messenger China service shutdown, does not equal to MSN out of China. Skype is undoubtedly Microsoft's next-generation IM-handle, which will be promoted in the global marketplace, including China. Microsoft is undoubtedly saying: "Chinese users, there will be angel for me to Love you, her name is Skype." ”

From the old love to the new sweetheart. I don't know, I can only analyze from the perspective of product experience: first, the process of moving from MSN Messenger to Skype is simple, even silly-log on to Skype with the Messenger account, and then the social network expands-through Skype, you can connect with more than 300 million users around the world; again, the function and experience is richer, for example: through the tablet communication, efficient low build group, file transfer more power, etc.

"How long can a new love accompany you?" ”

Sns/im is a fiercely competitive market, both at home and abroad. At present, micro-mail, mobile QQ is almost "half pre-installed" software. How much life does Skype have in the mobile communications/social age?

"How many people's good memories are attached to a software?" Have you ever been in front of a computer waiting for the little green Man to lighten up? I asked Miss Cantaloupe at the end of the phone, silent for a long time, and she said, "I'm hiring full-time." ”