<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
(	O
also	O
known	O
colloquially	O
simply	O
as	O
"	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
"	O
)	O
,	O
later	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
was	O
a	O
cross-platform	O
instant-messaging	O
client	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
and	O
,	O
in	O
later	O
versions	O
,	O
was	O
compatible	O
with	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Messenger	B-Protocol
and	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
were	O
developed	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
(	O
later	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Microsoft	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
for	O
Mac	O
)	O
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
,	O
S60	B-Language
on	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.x	O
,	O
MSN	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
Zune	O
HD	O
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
as	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Service	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
1999	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
marketed	O
under	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
brand	O
until	O
2005	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
rebranded	O
under	O
the	O
Windows	O
Live	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2009	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
reported	O
the	O
service	O
attracted	O
over	O
330	O
million	O
active	O
users	O
each	O
month	O
,	O
placing	O
it	O
among	O
the	O
most	O
widely	O
used	O
instant-messaging	O
clients	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
its	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
Technologies	O
in	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
added	O
interoperability	O
between	O
Skype	B-Application
and	O
Microsoft	O
accounts	O
,	O
allowing	O
Skype	B-Application
—	O
which	O
had	O
features	O
unique	O
to	O
its	O
platform	O
and	O
a	O
wider	O
user	O
base	O
—	O
to	O
communicate	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
the	O
product	O
was	O
renamed	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
it	O
was	O
named	O
"	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
"	O
from	O
1999	O
to	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Service	O
,	O
version	O
1.0	O
(	O
1.0.0863	O
)	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
only	O
basic	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
plain	O
text	O
messaging	B-Protocol
and	O
a	O
simplistic	O
contact	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
it	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
,	O
it	O
featured	O
support	O
for	O
access	O
to	O
America	O
Online	O
's	O
AIM	B-Protocol
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AOL	O
did	O
this	O
by	O
exploiting	O
a	O
buffer	O
overflow	O
bug	O
in	O
AIM	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
causes	O
it	O
to	O
execute	O
a	O
bit	O
of	O
machine	O
code	O
sent	O
by	O
the	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
code	O
runs	O
,	O
it	O
determines	O
if	O
the	O
client	O
is	O
AIM	B-Protocol
and	O
sends	O
a	O
message	O
back	O
to	O
verify	O
the	O
client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
came	O
as	O
an	O
install	O
option	O
for	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
followed	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
by	O
version	O
3.0	O
(	O
3.0.0080	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2000	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
file	O
transfers	O
and	O
PC-to-PC	O
and	O
PC-to-phone	O
audio	O
capabilities	O
with	O
Net2Phone	B-Protocol
and	O
Callserve	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
VoIP	B-Application
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
came	O
version	O
4.6	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
,	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
major	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
group	O
contacts	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
voice	O
conversations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
client	O
software	O
was	O
renamed	O
from	O
"	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Service	O
"	O
to	O
just	O
"	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
underlying	O
service	O
became	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
.NET	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
Service	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
95	I-Application
,	O
98	B-Device
,	O
ME	B-Device
,	O
NT	B-Device
4.0	I-Device
,	O
and	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
because	O
Microsoft	O
provided	O
a	O
scaled-down	O
new	O
program	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
called	O
Windows	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
5.0	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
that	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
installed	O
along	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
included	O
UPnP	B-Application
(	O
Universal	B-Application
Plug	I-Application
and	I-Application
Play	I-Application
)	O
based	O
file	O
transfers	O
,	O
minor	O
changes	O
to	O
the	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
artwork	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
Windows	B-Device
Media	I-Device
Player	I-Device
interface	O
plug-in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
6.0	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
was	O
released	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
6.0	O
was	O
a	O
major	O
overhaul	O
of	O
the	O
whole	O
platform	O
,	O
upgrading	O
its	O
simple	O
text-based	O
interface	O
to	O
include	O
customizable	O
elements	O
such	O
as	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
,	O
personalized	O
avatars	B-Application
,	O
and	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
update	O
,	O
version	O
6.2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
April	O
22	O
,	O
2004	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
6	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
received	O
a	O
major	O
upgrade	O
to	O
version	O
7.0	O
on	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
brought	O
wink	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
in	O
threedegrees	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
advertised	O
items	O
to	O
sell	O
to	O
you	O
including	O
animated	O
display	B-Application
pictures	I-Application
,	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
and	O
backgrounds	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contact	O
list	O
window	O
style	O
was	O
also	O
updated	O
to	O
match	O
instant	B-Application
message	I-Application
windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Integration	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
98	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Device
Me	I-Device
and	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
version	O
of	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
before	O
the	O
name	O
change	O
,	O
version	O
7.5	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
introduced	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Installer	I-Application
for	O
its	O
auto-update	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	O
Live	O
effort	O
,	O
which	O
rebranded	O
many	O
existing	O
MSN	B-Protocol
services	O
and	O
programs	O
,	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
was	O
renamed	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
"	O
beginning	O
with	O
version	O
8.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
beta	O
of	O
the	O
newly	O
renamed	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
Beta	O
1	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
included	O
offline	O
messaging	B-Protocol
,	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
color	O
theme	O
of	O
the	O
windows	O
,	O
separated	O
send	O
and	O
search	O
boxes	O
,	O
a	O
word	O
wheel	O
search	O
box	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
window	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
details	O
for	O
contacts	O
when	O
hovering	O
over	O
their	O
names	O
in	O
the	O
contact	O
list	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
included	O
new	O
icons	O
for	O
the	O
program	O
,	O
PC-to-phone	O
calling	O
,	O
an	O
updated	O
look	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Call	O
window	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
default	O
display	B-Application
picture	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Today	O
window	O
,	O
improvements	O
to	O
the	O
grouping	O
of	O
sequential	O
messages	O
from	O
each	O
contact	O
,	O
Rhapsody	O
integration	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
option	O
for	O
sounds	O
to	O
be	O
edited	O
and/or	O
turned	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
official	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
version	O
8.0	O
was	O
on	O
June	O
19	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
no	O
notable	O
changes	O
were	O
made	O
between	O
Beta	O
3	O
and	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
change	O
from	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
brought	O
some	O
additional	O
changes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
customization	O
for	O
the	O
nicknames	O
of	O
individual	O
contacts	O
,	O
timestamps	O
on	O
messages	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
see	O
a	O
contact	O
's	O
name	O
only	O
once	O
if	O
the	O
same	O
person	O
writes	O
multiple	O
messages	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
and	O
color	O
schemes	O
for	O
the	O
entire	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
update	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
was	O
previewed	O
on	O
October	O
30	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Beta	O
1	O
of	O
version	O
8.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
the	O
roaming	O
identity	O
feature	O
(	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
same	O
user	O
's	O
display	O
name	O
and	O
picture	O
would	O
appear	O
on	O
any	O
computer	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
contact	O
card	O
appearance	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
recently	O
used	O
"	O
list	O
for	O
the	O
emoticon	B-Protocol
,	O
wink	O
,	O
display	B-Application
picture	I-Application
and	O
background	O
menus	O
,	O
an	O
SMS	O
phone	O
book	O
in	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
allowing	O
the	O
association	O
and	O
editing	O
of	O
a	O
phone	O
number	O
to	O
the	O
contact	O
and	O
allowing	O
text	O
messaging	B-Protocol
to	O
a	O
contact	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
sign	O
out	O
"	O
button	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
report	O
abuse	O
"	O
option	O
in	O
the	O
help	O
menu	O
,	O
interoperability	O
with	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
A	O
minor	O
update	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
8.1	O
Beta	O
1	O
Refresh	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
fixed	O
bugs	O
that	O
were	O
causing	O
some	O
people	O
to	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
sign	O
in	O
and	O
others	O
unable	O
to	O
see	O
their	O
contact	O
list	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
below	O
version	O
8.1	O
were	O
rendered	O
obsolete	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
security	O
issue	O
identified	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
accepts	O
a	O
webcam	O
or	O
video	O
chat	O
invitation	O
from	O
an	O
attacker	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
blog	O
posted	O
a	O
fix	O
that	O
resolved	O
a	O
security	O
problem	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
reported	O
of	O
a	O
security	O
vulnerability	O
in	O
versions	O
of	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
older	O
than	O
8.1	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
released	O
fix	O
would	O
resolve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Versions	O
running	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
2000	I-Application
and	O
below	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
update	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
MSN	O
Messenger	O
7.0	O
,	O
and	O
versions	O
running	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
above	O
were	O
required	O
to	O
update	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
8.1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
blog	O
posted	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
security	O
problem	O
,	O
all	O
users	O
of	O
versions	O
8.1	O
and	O
newer	O
need	O
to	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
,	O
14.0.8089	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
beta	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
8.5	O
,	O
Beta	O
1	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
required	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP2	O
,	O
compared	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
requiring	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
SP1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
changes	O
and	O
additions	O
in	O
Beta	O
1	O
included	O
a	O
new	O
installation	O
program	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	O
Live	O
2.0	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
look	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
windows	O
that	O
matches	O
the	O
aesthetic	O
styles	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
bunny	O
"	O
emoticon	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	O
Live	O
OneCare	O
Family	O
Safety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
beta	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
8.5	O
,	O
Beta	O
2	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
5	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Installer	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
install	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
8.5	O
Beta	O
2	O
,	O
does	O
not	O
run	O
on	O
Windows	O
Server	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
version	O
8.5	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
introduced	O
no	O
major	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
was	O
originally	O
designated	O
version	O
9.0	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
later	O
assigned	O
the	O
technical	O
version	O
number	O
14.0	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
be	O
unified	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Windows	O
Live	O
programs	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
presentation	O
to	O
the	O
Georgia	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
's	O
IEEE	O
Student	O
Branch	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
employee	O
Andrew	O
Jenks	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
team	O
had	O
been	O
working	O
on	O
multi-person	O
audio/video	O
chat	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
are	O
also	O
attempting	O
to	O
create	O
interoperability	O
with	O
AIM/XMPP/ICQ	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
is	O
a	O
basic	O
internal	O
version	O
that	O
works	O
with	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
already	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
these	O
features	O
were	O
not	O
seen	O
in	O
any	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
sent	O
an	O
invitation	O
to	O
participate	O
in	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
"	O
9	O
"	O
beta	O
program	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Connect	O
members	O
on	O
November	O
20	O
,	O
2007	O
;	O
a	O
week	O
later	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
began	O
sending	O
out	O
emails	O
welcoming	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
"	O
9	O
"	O
beta	O
program	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Beta	O
0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
fan	O
site	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
Mess.be,	O
claimed	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
new	O
build	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
"	O
9	O
"	O
on	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
and	O
published	O
screenshots	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
brief	O
summary	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
screenshots	O
featured	O
a	O
new	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
design	O
matching	O
the	O
"	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
design	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
web	O
site	O
LiveSide	O
published	O
an	O
article	O
on	O
September	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
screenshots	O
of	O
M2	O
of	O
the	O
newly	O
minted	O
"	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
become	O
version	O
14.0	O
instead	O
of	O
9.0	O
as	O
previously	O
expected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LiveSide	O
summarized	O
its	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
including	O
protection	O
against	O
messaging	B-Protocol
spam	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
stay	O
signed	O
into	O
the	O
application	O
from	O
several	O
computers	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Multiple	O
Points	O
of	O
Presence	O
Support	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
animated	O
GIF	O
files	O
in	O
the	O
photo	O
area	O
,	O
per-contact	O
customized	O
sounds	O
for	O
various	O
user	O
actions	O
,	O
and	O
clickable	O
URLs	O
in	O
the	O
status	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
began	O
the	O
official	O
beta	O
program	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
beta	O
officially	O
known	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
Beta	O
(	O
Milestone	O
3	O
,	O
Build	O
14.0.5027.908	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
to	O
the	O
general	O
public	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
changes	O
in	O
Milestone	O
3	O
include	O
a	O
new	O
revamped	O
and	O
refined	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
to	O
follow	O
suit	O
with	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
Live	O
"	O
Wave	O
3	O
"	O
design	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
set	O
a	O
"	O
Scene	O
"	O
by	O
customizing	O
the	O
background	O
image	O
and	O
color	O
of	O
the	O
contact	O
list	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
these	O
scenes	O
in	O
conversation	O
windows	O
for	O
improved	O
contact	O
identification	O
and	O
window	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Milestone	O
3	O
also	O
brings	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
Groups	O
"	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
continuous	O
group	O
conversation	O
between	O
select	O
contacts	O
,	O
newly	O
redesigned	O
status	O
icons	O
which	O
now	O
resemble	O
small	O
gems	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
previous	O
"	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
Buddy	O
"	O
icons	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
default	O
"	O
Favorites	O
"	O
category	O
in	O
which	O
you	O
can	O
place	O
your	O
favorite	O
contacts	O
for	O
easy	O
access	O
to	O
them	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
Photo	O
Sharing	O
utility	O
that	O
allows	O
contacts	O
to	O
quickly	O
and	O
easily	O
browse	O
photos	O
together	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
"	O
What	O
's	O
New	O
"	O
section	O
at	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
contact	O
list	O
to	O
outline	O
recent	O
contact	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Display	B-Application
pictures	I-Application
have	O
been	O
moved	O
over	O
to	O
the	O
left	O
side	O
of	O
conversation	O
windows	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
colorful	O
borders	O
appear	O
around	O
display	B-Application
pictures	I-Application
to	O
display	O
the	O
current	O
status	O
of	O
that	O
contact	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Milestone	O
3	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
to	O
use	O
the	O
standard	O
window	O
frame	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
in	O
accordance	O
with	O
the	O
user	O
experience	O
guidelines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
features	O
were	O
removed	O
in	O
version	O
9.0	O
however	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
add-ins	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
transfer	O
files	O
when	O
the	O
recipient	O
is	O
signed	O
in	O
as	O
offline	O
,	O
the	O
"	O
Be	O
right	O
back	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Out	O
to	O
lunch	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
In	O
a	O
call	O
"	O
status	O
options	O
,	O
the	O
Go	O
to	O
my	B-Application
space	I-Application
button	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
adjust	O
webcam	O
settings	O
during	O
a	O
video	O
call	O
,	O
the	O
Send	O
button	O
,	O
some	O
games	O
(	O
depending	O
on	O
your	O
localization	O
)	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	O
Contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
features	O
were	O
replaced	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Sharing	O
Folders	O
(	O
replaced	O
by	O
integration	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
SkyDrive	I-Application
)	O
and	O
background	O
sharing	O
(	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Scene	O
"	O
feature	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
15	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
RC	O
(	O
Build	O
14.0.8050.1202	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
together	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Wave	O
3	O
software	O
applications	O
,	O
now	O
renamed	O
as	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
build	O
also	O
included	O
over	O
200	O
bug	O
fixes	O
including	O
the	O
"	O
Custom	O
Emoticon	B-Protocol
Bug	O
"	O
and	O
saving	O
of	O
pictures	O
when	O
using	O
the	O
Photo	O
sharing	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
same	O
build	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
last	O
QFE	O
update	O
for	O
Wave	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
some	O
features	O
from	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
removed	O
is	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
and	O
save/export	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
contacts	O
to	O
and	O
from	O
.CTT	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
made	O
the	O
update	O
from	O
2009	O
to	O
2011	O
mandatory	O
for	O
those	O
using	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
or	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2009	O
continues	O
to	O
be	O
usable	O
for	O
those	O
still	O
running	O
XP	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
circumvented	O
by	O
running	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
in	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
compatibility	O
mode	O
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
believe	O
it	O
is	O
running	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
beta	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
Wave	O
4	O
was	O
leaked	O
onto	O
the	O
internet	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
spread	O
to	O
various	O
BitTorrent	O
networks	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
a	O
private	O
beta	O
build	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
Wave	O
4	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
are	O
tabbed	O
conversations	O
,	O
a	O
redesign	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
,	O
integration	O
of	O
Bing	B-Application
results	O
,	O
built-in	O
video	O
message	O
support	O
,	O
HD	O
video	O
chat	O
,	O
in-line	O
commenting	O
of	O
social	O
updates	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
social	O
photo	O
viewer	O
that	O
supports	O
commenting	O
(	O
for	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
photos	O
)	O
,	O
badges	O
support	O
,	O
synchronized	O
status	O
updates	O
,	O
availability	O
by	O
categories	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
integration	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
chat	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
several	O
features	O
had	O
also	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
version	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
removal	O
of	O
display	O
names	O
,	O
handwriting	O
tool	O
,	O
one-way	O
webcam	O
requests	O
and	O
import/export	O
of	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
contacts	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Wave	O
4	O
"	O
release	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
,	O
also	O
dropped	O
compatibility	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
only	O
runs	O
on	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
or	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
for	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
became	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
other	O
mobile	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
mobile	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
24	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
a	O
public	O
beta	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
Wave	O
4	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
new	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
"	O
beta	O
refresh	O
"	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
Wave	O
4	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
upgraded	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2011	O
(	O
Wave	O
4	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
for	O
Zune	O
HD	O
also	O
became	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
delivered	O
a	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
suite	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
6	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
that	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
and	O
Skype	B-Application
services	O
would	O
merge	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
quarter	O
of	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Tony	O
Bates	O
(	O
president	O
of	O
Skype	B-Application
Division	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
)	O
,	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
users	O
could	O
sign	O
into	O
Skype	B-Application
using	O
their	O
Microsoft	O
accounts	O
,	O
access	O
their	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
contacts	O
and	O
communicate	O
as	O
usual	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
emailed	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
users	O
and	O
informed	O
them	O
that	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
mainland	O
China	O
,	O
the	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
would	O
stop	O
working	O
on	O
March	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
users	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
sign	O
in	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
ZDNet	O
wrote	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
email	O
was	O
only	O
sent	O
to	O
one	O
percent	O
of	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
users	O
,	O
a	O
test	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
its	O
plans	O
to	O
phase	O
out	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
:	O
the	O
process	O
would	O
start	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
with	O
English	O
users	O
and	O
would	O
end	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
;	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
would	O
remain	O
available	O
in	O
mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
ZDNet	O
,	O
this	O
might	O
only	O
apply	O
to	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
sign	O
in	O
with	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
client	O
;	O
Microsoft	O
would	O
keep	O
its	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
running	O
for	O
another	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
Upgrades	O
to	O
Skype	B-Application
"	O
,	O
as	O
they	O
were	O
referred	O
to	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
started	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chinese	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
users	O
received	O
an	O
email	O
from	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
containing	O
an	O
announcement	O
that	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
in	O
China	O
would	O
end	O
on	O
October	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
;	O
users	O
were	O
advised	O
to	O
migrate	O
to	O
Skype	B-Application
and	O
receive	O
free	O
credits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
its	O
basic	O
functionality	O
and	O
general	O
capability	O
as	O
an	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
client	O
,	O
the	O
latest	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
offered	O
the	O
following	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
's	O
album	O
viewer	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
Photo	I-Device
Gallery	I-Device
and	O
provides	O
users	O
a	O
photo	O
viewing	O
experience	O
for	O
photo	O
albums	O
shared	O
via	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
viewer	O
is	O
interactive	O
and	O
supports	O
full	O
screen	O
and	O
slideshow	O
modes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
viewing	O
and	O
uploading	O
comments	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
people	O
tagging	O
for	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
album	O
viewer	O
closely	O
resembles	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Silverlight	I-Application
counterpart	O
for	O
web	O
photo	O
albums	O
present	O
on	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
allows	O
users	O
to	O
appear	O
offline	O
to	O
particular	O
individual	O
contacts	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
to	O
an	O
entire	O
category	O
within	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
while	O
appearing	O
online	O
to	O
other	O
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
recent	O
feature	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2011	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
a	O
departure	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
where	O
blocking	O
a	O
contact	O
would	O
prevent	O
the	O
"	O
blockee	O
"	O
from	O
sending	O
the	O
user	O
any	O
messages	O
to	O
the	O
"	O
blocker	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
connect	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
MySpace	B-Application
and	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
using	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Profile	O
,	O
and	O
display	O
their	O
contact	O
's	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
social	O
updates	O
within	O
the	O
"	O
Full	O
view	O
"	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
also	O
post	O
status	O
updates	O
and	O
photos	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
connected	O
services	O
within	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
also	O
imports	O
all	O
contacts	O
from	O
the	O
connected	O
services	O
and	O
integrates	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
(	O
via	O
the	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
protocol	I-Protocol
)	O
for	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
support	O
with	O
users	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
start	O
conversations	O
even	O
when	O
their	O
status	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
Appear	O
Offline	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
or	O
before	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
various	O
games	O
and	O
applications	O
available	O
in	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
via	O
the	O
conversation	O
window	O
by	O
clicking	O
on	O
the	O
games	O
icon	O
,	O
and	O
challenging	O
your	O
friend	O
or	O
contact	O
to	O
a	O
competition	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
,	O
or	O
inviting	O
them	O
to	O
launch	O
a	O
shared	O
external	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
Companion	O
was	O
an	O
add-in	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Explorer	I-Application
that	O
detects	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
is	O
on	O
a	O
website	O
that	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
friends	O
has	O
shared	O
content	O
from	O
and	O
surfaces	O
that	O
update	O
so	O
that	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
instantly	O
view	O
what	O
their	O
friends	O
have	O
shared	O
and	O
leave	O
a	O
comment	O
to	O
the	O
shared	O
content	O
on	O
Windows	O
Live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
utilizes	O
Windows	O
Live	O
ID	O
and	O
integrates	O
tightly	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
contact	O
list	O
and	O
their	O
shared	O
contents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
features	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
Companion	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
Companion	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
discontinued	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
Companion	O
in	O
its	O
newer	O
Windows	B-Application
Essentials	I-Application
2012	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
used	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
Notification	I-General_Concept
Protocol	I-General_Concept
(	O
MSNP	B-General_Concept
)	O
over	O
TCP	B-Protocol
(	O
and	O
optionally	O
over	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
to	O
deal	O
with	O
proxies	B-Application
)	O
to	O
connect	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
—	O
a	O
service	O
offered	O
on	O
port	B-Protocol
1863	O
of	O
"	O
messenger.hotmail.com	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
servers	O
currently	O
only	O
accept	O
protocol	O
versions	O
from	O
8	O
and	O
higher	O
,	O
so	O
the	O
syntax	O
of	O
new	O
commands	O
sent	O
from	O
versions	O
8	O
and	O
higher	O
is	O
only	O
known	O
by	O
using	O
packet	B-Protocol
sniffers	I-Protocol
like	O
Wireshark	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
been	O
an	O
easy	O
task	O
because	O
–	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
many	O
other	O
modern	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
protocols	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
XMPP	B-Protocol
–	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-General_Concept
Notification	I-General_Concept
Protocol	I-General_Concept
does	O
not	O
provide	O
any	O
encryption	O
and	O
everything	O
can	O
be	O
captured	O
easily	O
using	O
packet	B-Protocol
sniffers	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
ca	O
n't	O
send	O
the	O
links	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Pirate	I-Application
Bay	I-Application
's	O
pages	O
neither	O
from	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
nor	O
through	O
other	O
clients	O
supporting	O
the	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
i	O
'm	O
initiative	O
was	O
a	O
program	O
Microsoft	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2007	O
,	O
that	O
connects	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
ten	O
organizations	O
dedicated	O
to	O
social	O
causes	O
through	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
,	O
only	O
for	O
conversations	O
sent	O
or	O
received	O
in	O
the	O
USA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messenger	B-Protocol
Mobile	I-Protocol
(	O
formerly	O
named	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Mobile	I-Protocol
)	O
was	O
the	O
version	O
of	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
that	O
was	O
aimed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
mobile	O
devices	O
over	O
a	O
cellular	O
data	O
plan	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
(	O
if	O
supported	O
by	O
the	O
phone	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
WAP-compatible	O
version	O
that	O
may	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
any	O
mobile	O
device	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
specific	O
client	O
versions	O
designed	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
and	O
Nokia	B-Language
Series	I-Language
60	I-Language
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
client	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Mobile	I-Protocol
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
client	O
application	O
named	O
"	O
Windows	O
Live	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
"	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
included	O
on	O
both	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
6	O
smartphone	B-Application
edition	O
(	O
non-touch	O
screen	O
phones	O
)	O
and	O
professional	O
(	O
touch	O
screen	O
phones	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
other	O
features	O
you	O
could	O
send	O
voice-clips	O
(	O
max	O
10	O
seconds	O
)	O
,	O
pictures	O
&	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
support	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
spring	O
2007	O
dashboard	O
update	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
known	O
as	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Those	O
using	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
were	O
able	O
to	O
see	O
the	O
Gamertags	B-Device
of	O
friends	O
logged	O
into	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
games	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
playing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
users	O
could	O
chat	O
in-game	O
or	O
while	O
watching	O
a	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
integration	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
with	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	O
released	O
a	O
new	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
keyboard	O
adapter	O
called	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
Messenger	B-Protocol
Kit	O
for	O
easier	O
text	O
input	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
keyboard	O
device	O
attaches	O
to	O
the	O
standard	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
controller	O
through	O
the	O
headphone	O
jack	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
QWERTY-style	O
key	O
layout	O
with	O
47	O
backlit	O
keys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
any	O
USB	O
keyboard	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
also	O
announced	O
on	O
June	O
14	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
that	O
users	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Application
LIVE	I-Application
with	O
the	O
controller-free	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
could	O
have	O
real-time	O
video	O
conversations	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
in	O
the	O
summer	O
of	O
2000	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Microsoft-owned	O
web	O
access	O
product	O
MSN	B-Device
TV	I-Device
(	O
then	O
known	O
as	O
WebTV	B-Device
)	O
introduced	O
a	O
software	O
upgrade	O
for	O
users	O
of	O
its	O
internet	O
terminals	O
that	O
added	O
a	O
basic	O
messaging	B-Protocol
client	O
among	O
other	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
messaging	B-Protocol
client	O
was	O
designed	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
Microsoft	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
and	O
was	O
simply	O
named	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
client	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
WebTV/MSN	O
TV	O
internet	O
terminals	O
supported	O
basic	O
presence	O
,	O
plain	O
text	O
messages	O
(	O
no	O
graphical	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
)	O
,	O
and	O
buddy	O
lists	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
overall	O
WebTV/MSN	O
TV	O
service	O
hosting	O
services	O
for	O
users	O
to	O
add	O
,	O
remove	O
,	O
or	O
block	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
contacts	O
and	O
manage	O
their	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
support	O
was	O
later	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
MSN	B-Device
TV	I-Device
2	O
,	O
introducing	O
a	O
new	O
UI	O
to	O
fit	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Device
TV	I-Device
2	O
's	O
interface	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
graphical	O
emotions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
believed	O
these	O
clients	O
still	O
worked	O
up	O
until	O
the	O
discontinuation	O
of	O
the	O
MSN	B-Device
TV	I-Device
service	O
in	O
September	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
WebTV	B-Device
was	O
also	O
available	O
in	O
Japan	O
well	O
before	O
the	O
Summer	O
2000	B-Application
upgrade	O
was	O
introduced	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
appear	O
that	O
Japanese	O
WebTV	B-Device
users	O
ever	O
received	O
this	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
for	O
Mac	O
(	O
previously	O
MSN	B-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
for	O
Mac	O
)	O
was	O
the	O
official	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
client	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
service	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
Business	O
Unit	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
feature	O
list	O
was	O
limited	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
counterpart	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
;	O
the	O
client	O
lacked	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
features	O
that	O
its	O
Windows	O
counterpart	O
contained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
versions	O
3.x	O
and	O
later	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
for	O
Mac	O
featured	O
new	O
Aqua	B-Application
graphics	O
,	O
whereas	O
version	O
2.x	O
and	O
below	O
have	O
graphics	O
similar	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Messenger	I-Application
4.0	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.5.1	O
,	O
update	O
to	O
version	O
2.5	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
mandatory	O
update	O
to	O
version	O
2.1	O
that	O
is	O
available	O
for	O
users	O
running	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
9.2.2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7.0.0	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4.9	I-Application
or	O
newer	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
29	O
,	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7.0.1	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4	I-Application
or	O
later	O
includes	O
minor	O
bug	O
fixes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
7.0.2	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.4	I-Application
or	O
later	O
:	O
improves	O
overall	O
quality	O
and	O
conversations	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Protocol
Office	I-Protocol
Communicator	I-Protocol
2007	I-Protocol
R2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8.0.0	O
beta	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5	I-Application
or	O
later	O
,	O
for	O
Intel	B-Device
Macs	I-Device
only	O
:	O
Official	O
Beta	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
,	O
24th	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adds	O
A/V	O
conferencing	O
between	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
users	O
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2009	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
8.0.0	O
for	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.5	I-Application
or	O
later	O
,	O
for	O
Intel	B-Device
Macs	I-Device
only	O
:	O
Released	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Office	I-Operating_System
2011	I-Operating_System
for	I-Operating_System
Mac	I-Operating_System
in	O
October	O
2010	O
and	O
bears	O
a	O
visual	O
similarity	O
to	O
previous	O
Windows	O
counterparts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
for	O
Mac	O
7.0	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
has	O
discontinued	O
the	O
client	O
's	O
support	O
for	O
older	O
versions	O
of	O
their	O
Corporate	O
messaging	B-Protocol
systems	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Live	B-Protocol
Communications	I-Protocol
Server	I-Protocol
2005	I-Protocol
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Webcam	O
and	O
audio	O
support	O
was	O
delayed	O
due	O
to	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
's	O
webcam	O
and	O
audio	O
engine	O
being	O
reworked	O
,	O
which	O
meant	O
that	O
the	O
Mac	O
version	O
had	O
to	O
wait	O
until	O
this	O
was	O
complete	O
in	O
order	O
for	O
both	O
platform	O
releases	O
to	O
function	O
correctly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
client	O
supported	O
receiving	O
of	O
instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
notifications	O
even	O
when	O
the	O
application	O
closed	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
Multiple	O
Points	O
of	O
Presence	O
(	O
MPOP	O
)	O
such	O
that	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
be	O
signed	O
into	O
multiple	O
locations	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Photos	O
and	O
albums	O
could	O
also	O
be	O
uploaded	O
from	O
the	O
mobile	O
devices	O
onto	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Photos	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
SkyDrive	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
application	O
allowed	O
simple	O
image	O
editing	O
capabilities	O
and	O
people	O
tagging	O
within	O
the	O
photos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
also	O
supported	O
the	O
"	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
social	O
"	O
feed	O
on	O
Windows	O
Live	O
Profile	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
comment	O
on	O
the	O
social	O
updates	O
and	O
activities	O
of	O
their	O
contacts	O
on	O
Windows	O
Live	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
those	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
MySpace	B-Application
and	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
once	O
these	O
social	O
networks	O
had	O
been	O
connected	O
to	O
Windows	O
Live	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Service	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Mobile	I-Protocol
client	O
came	O
as	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
mobile	O
application	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
Nokia	O
7610	O
,	O
Nokia	O
7510	O
,	O
Nokia	O
7210	O
,	O
Nokia	O
6700c	O
,	O
Nokia	O
6600s	O
,	O
Nokia	O
6303c	O
,	O
Nokia	O
6260s	O
,	O
Nokia	O
5220	O
,	O
Nokia	O
5130XM	O
,	O
Nokia	O
3720c	O
,	O
Nokia	O
3710f	O
,	O
Nokia	O
,	O
3600s	O
,	O
Nokia	O
2730c	O
,	O
Nokia	O
2700c	O
,	O
Nokia	O
5530	O
,	O
Nokia	O
6303c	O
and	O
Nokia	O
X3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Live	I-Protocol
Messenger	I-Protocol
Mobile	I-Protocol
client	O
was	O
also	O
pre-loaded	O
on	O
most	O
Sony	O
Ericsson	O
mobile	O
devices	O
as	O
a	O
Java	B-Language
ME	I-Language
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
client	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
for	O
the	O
Symbian	B-Language
S60	I-Language
Platform	I-Language
commonly	O
used	O
on	O
mobile	O
phones	O
such	O
as	O
Nokia	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
23	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
to	O
selected	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
client	O
was	O
made	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Ovi	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
included	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
client	O
,	O
including	O
grouped	O
contacts	O
,	O
voice	O
clips	O
(	O
max	O
10	O
seconds	O
)	O
,	O
image	O
and	O
file	O
sending	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
features	O
unique	O
to	O
S60	B-Language
such	O
as	O
tabbed	O
chat	O
windows	O
and	O
integration	O
with	O
contact	O
list	O
and	O
other	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
S60	B-Language
platform	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
trial	O
expires	O
the	O
cost	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
Messenger	B-Protocol
for	O
S60	B-Language
is	O
£1.50	O
/	O
$2.94	O
for	O
30	O
calendar	O
days	O
of	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
13	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
add	O
interoperability	O
between	O
their	O
messenger	B-Protocol
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
announcement	O
came	O
after	O
years	O
of	O
third-party	O
interoperability	O
success	O
(	O
most	O
notably	O
,	O
PowWow	B-Protocol
by	O
Tribal	O
Voice	O
,	O
Trillian	B-Protocol
,	O
Pidgin	B-Protocol
)	O
and	O
criticisms	O
from	O
Tribal	O
Voice	O
and	O
iCast	O
that	O
the	O
major	O
real	O
time	O
communications	O
services	O
were	O
locking	O
their	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
became	O
interoperable	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
six	O
years	O
,	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Messenger	B-Protocol
and	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
users	O
in	O
possession	O
of	O
up-to-date	O
software	O
could	O
communicate	O
across	O
the	O
two	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instant	B-Application
messaging	I-Application
as	O
well	O
as	O
transmission	O
of	O
emoticons	B-Protocol
,	O
nudges	O
,	O
offline	O
messages	O
,	O
presence	B-Protocol
information	I-Protocol
and	O
personal	O
status	O
messages	O
were	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Interoperability	O
with	O
Facebook	B-Protocol
Chat	I-Protocol
was	O
added	O
on	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Windows	B-Application
Live	I-Application
Messenger	I-Application
2011	O
.	O
</s>
