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Windows Live Alerts (formerly MSN Alerts) was a part of the Windows Live services from Microsoft that allowed users to get notification of time-sensitive events and information from various alert content providers. Users were able to choose how and when to receive alerts, so that users may stay informed no matter where they are.
Windows Live is a discontinued brand name for a set of web services and software products developed by Microsoft as part of its software-as-a-service platform. Chief components under the brand name included web services (all of which were exposed through corresponding web applications), several computer programs that interact with the services, and specialized web services for mobile devices.
Following the launch of Windows Live, the MSN brand took on a different focus. MSN became primarily an online content provider of news, entertainment, and common interest topics through its web portal, MSN.com, while Windows Live provided most of Microsoft's online software and services. In 2012, Microsoft began to phase out the Windows Live ...
Windows Live Messenger, for users of Windows 7 and previous versions MSN Messenger was the former name of the client from 1999 to 2006; Windows Messenger is a scaled-down client that was included with Windows XP in 2001; Microsoft Messenger for Mac, for users of Mac OS X; Outlook.com includes web browser-based functionality for instant messaging
Windows Live Groups was released on December 2, 2008. MSN Groups, a similar offering from Microsoft, has been discontinued on/after February 21, 2009.However, contents from MSN Groups could not be migrated over to Windows Live Groups, due to the different focus between the two products.
Windows Live Spaces was Microsoft's blogging platform and social network service.The site was originally released in early 2004 as MSN Spaces to compete with other social networking services, and re-launched in 2006 as a part of a shifting of community services away from the MSN brand.
MSN Messenger (also known colloquially simply as MSN [2] [3]), later rebranded as Windows Live Messenger, was a cross-platform instant-messaging client developed by Microsoft. [4]
Windows Live Web Messenger is the discontinued browser-based version of Windows Live Messenger developed by Microsoft which allowed users to send instant messages online and in real-time with others using the Microsoft Messenger service from within a web browser.