MSN Messenger was a popular instant messaging client developed by Microsoft. It began as a simple text chat service in 1999, a rival to AOL's AIM service and ICQ. It later added features such as photo delivery, video calls and games as the technology developed³. However, it was discontinued on October 31st, 2014⁴. The reason for its discontinuation was due to the rise of mobile instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram¹.
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