Full-text blog feedWindows Live Messenger Sucks (Rant Ahead)
Microsoft never cease to amaze me with their stupidity.
Windows Live Messenger opens all links and web searches in the default browser (as opposed to previous versions of MSN Messenger?), but still forces the user to use Internet Explorer when opening Hotmail. Why, Microsoft, why?
You would have thought that Microsoft, having devised the scheme of default applications in Windows, would respect them. What's the #¤%&§! point of allowing the Windows user to specify a default web browser if not even Microsoft's own programs respect the users choice?
Come on Microsoft – grow up and get with the times! Even my non-techie friends understand enough to realize that you're being really stupid here.
And while I'm at it - it's just so 2005 to have an advert at the bottom of Windows Live Messenger and every chat window.
Right now I have not one single reason why I should use Windows Live Messenger instead of Google Talk. Let's see ... Google Talk ...
- ... has no ads.
- ... has better sound quality for the voice chat.
- ... has (much) faster file transfers (since 16 August).
- ... doesn't open my email in Internet Explorer, ignoring my choice of web browser.
- ... has a very minimalistic and lovable user interface.
Why don't you get it too?
Labels: browsers, internet explorer
2 Comment(s):
At 2:12 PM,
ryanne said…
hi david,
you can patch your live messenger from the following link:
http://apatch.ikhost.com/downloads.php
=)
At 6:48 PM,
Nishu said…
i installed msn only bcoZ my gf had msn ..
it really sucks .. first while downloading it disconnected 10 times to download 2 mb file
then b4 downloading installer it scanned comp for 30 mins
then .. installed in another 10 minutes
and finally video conf dont work ..
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