Mar 08, 2002 05:29 PM
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(Updated Mar 08, 2002 05:29 PM)
The first IM I used, was Yahoo, but later switched on to MSN, because most of my friends used that. Right now however, I have started to prefer MSN over Yahoo. These are the only IMs that I have used, so my appraisal is going to be limited to these two only.
For starters, MSN is much smaller than Yahoo in terms of file size, and has this bright feature of letting one user know when the other one is typing a message back. Apart from that, ever since they upgraded the smileys to graphical icons, instead of their keyboard inputs it’s become much livelier (the smileys themselves have also acquired a 3D look).
Another good thing about MSN, is that you don’t need a Hotmail ID. Through passport, you can create an account using any e-mail ID.
A couple of features that MSN still lacks however, is conversation archival and the ability to be able to send messages to the person even when he is not online, so that he can see it as soon as he logs on.
