MS Upgrade messages sent to non-MS IM's

hyperspace · Post by **hyperspace** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:25 am

If you are using an Instant Messenger like gaim or Trillian, you may get the following message from Microsoft:

.NET Messenger Service Staff: You are running a version of messenger that requires an immediate security update. Please visit http://messenger.msn.com/Help/Upgrades.aspx to complete the update.

This happened to me over the last two days. Looks like things are still working but sometime in October, supposedly, Microsoft will change their IM "protocol" so the other IM will not work.

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Mon Sep 01, 2003 11:23 am

hyperspace wrote:Looks like things are still working but sometime in October, supposedly, Microsoft will change their IM "protocol" so the other IM will not work.

I really hope they don't. It will be a PITA for anyone using non-MS operating systems. I have a reasonably featured BeOS client, but if they lock me out, I'll go with a non-MS solution.

I just don't think this makes sense for anyone, including MS.

kuun · Post by **kuun** » Wed Sep 03, 2003 3:44 pm

MS are greedy bastards.. they want people to use THEIR crap... and noone elses >:|

leave it to the guru's to make another trillian to use the new "protocol"

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Thu Sep 04, 2003 10:32 am

That's what AOL used to do, and there was a game of cat and mouse as AOL changed the protocol, Trillian "fixed" their software, AOL changed the protocol............

A petition needs to be launched.

johnli · Post by **johnli** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:16 pm

Look at it from their perspective - they provide this service for free. The only way they make money is hits generated from downloads of their client, while trillian is sold at profit. In that way is it really wrong of them to want you to use their client for their protocol?
And it does make it more secure, in some respects, provided you trust MS...

johnli · Post by **johnli** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:16 pm

Look at it from their perspective - they provide this service for free. The only way they make money is hits generated from downloads of their client, while trillian is sold at profit. In that way is it really wrong of them to want you to use their client for their protocol?
And it does make it more secure, in some respects, provided you trust MS...

kuun · Post by **kuun** » Mon Sep 15, 2003 6:18 pm

i dont trust ms

InactiveX · Post by **InactiveX** » Tue Sep 16, 2003 11:31 am

The way they *should* make money is by charging for their client and making a better product than their rivals do.

But, typically, MS do not want to compete.

hyperspace · Post by **hyperspace** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 11:35 am

Trillian and gaim have updates that supposedly eliminate the MS Upgrade messages. Will be upgrading mine in the next few days. I'll let you know what happens.

johnli · Post by **johnli** » Sun Sep 21, 2003 5:41 pm

Yeah the new version of Trillian is fixed in that regard.

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