Why MSN Messenger sucks
Acts of Volition: What’s wrong with MSN Messenger 5.0. I rarely load up MSN (I like to browse in peace) but I’d like to add a few points, aimed at Messenger in general rather than any particular version of the software:
- There is no way of setting the displayed name of people on your contact list. To my mind, this is a critical design flaw. I have a number of people on my contact list who change their name, daily, to something obscure. I constantly see new names popping up on my list and the only way of telling who they are is to hover the mouse over them to see their email address and then try to match it with a real person from memory. This is not how software should work. With only a few name-changers on my list this is bearable but irritating—were the number to increase a primary function of the software (seeing which of my friends were online) would be practically invalidated.
- The interface looks more like a web page than an application. Yesterday while logging on to my account through my girlfriend’s PC I spend several frustrated seconds trying to find the “log in as a different user” option. My girlfriend pointed it out—it was right in front of my eyes, but Microsoft’s interface designers in their eternal wisdom had chosen to make it look like a hyperlink rather than a button. I don’t look for hyperlinks in applications, so my eyes had skipped right over it.
Steve observes that Microsoft’s UI design teams seem to need to implement an entirely different interface scheme for every product line
. I concurr—but I have trouble understanding the motivation behind this. From my (admitedly limited) knowledge of user interface design, two of the most important considerations are to keep things consistent and to observe the principle of least surprise (don’t so anything unexpected). How the biggest sofware company in the world gets away with fragrantly ignoring these principles at every turn is beyond me.
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Shutup - 23rd August 2003 14:45 - #
LOL, this is getting funny! Search engine-friendly markup and content made your site a top result for many MSN-related searches (as seen below), and that traffic clearly consists of a different kind of people than your average reader. :-)
no how bout u n me go 2 da pub 4 a drinkie? ill tell u y msn doznt suk!!!1
Jan! - 28th August 2003 10:01 - #
Heheheheh that's just great. Gotta love those referals :)
I'm laughing at the people who think that we are lucking to have this technology. Damn right we are privelidged, but lucky, no. MSN isn't the only IM Client. I remember back in the days of ICQ when I thought that was great, the days when I ran ICQ, Aim, Yahoo and MSN, on top of a couple of IRC clients. The thing is today's kids don't really notice bad design, it's only the power users that notice, and let's face it, MSN Messenger isn't aimed at power users, by Trillian Pro is.
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I love it how you're 'sad' and 'have no life' for complaining about bad UI design. But fanboy / girls who send barely legible comments complaining about your complaints apparently do have lives. :)
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me - 15th January 2004 04:52 - #
MSN Messenger doesn't suck, what sucks is the mindless Microsoft bashing. Every time I read something against Microsoft, I find more and more rhetoric rather than a mindful comment. Did you ever conduct a usability test across the MSN Messengers? You will be stunned to find that many more people using computers are inexperienced, and coming from that point they act differently.
Coming to the real why question, I think it is most probably related to the fact that, MSN Messenger tries to meld in with the rest of MSN, which is basically a portal. So it tries to be seen as part of that experience, where lots of stuff is with links. However, coming to consistency, you may seem to be right, but what you are wrong is that, Microsoft is one of the most consistent major software company out there. It is just that you don't know what you are talking about and you think it is probably safe to bash Microsoft.
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Chris Beach - 7th February 2004 02:40 - #
Hmm. Actually, Chris, I don't think you're right.
'Microsoft invented UI consistency': The first computer manufacturer I ever came across who were concerned about UI consistency over third party applications were the UK's Acorn Computers -- their Style Guide set out how GUI applications should look and how the user should interact with them. This had the disadvantage of removing some flexibility but the massive advantage of promoting a consistent look-and-feel across the entire OS and making sure that if you did something a certain way in one package you'd probably be able to do it the same way in another one.
There is still *no* consistency across third party Windows applications, and some of the inconsistencies within Microsoft's own products make me want to scream. I remember not so many years ago having to use different modifiers key to precisely position table borders and line drawings in Word, for instance. Their Usability Lab have improved things massively but is a comparatively recent enhancement (late 80s I think).
Nick - 10th February 2004 09:52 - #
MSN blows and all you little teeny boppers out there who love using it can keep using it but anyone who wants a program that actually serves a purpose than ICQ it is. I constantly debate people who think MSN is better. Although most people when asken why they moved to MSN reply "Because all my friends are on it." Well if thats the case then all your friends are stupid. The fun part about laying down a few insults is that all you MSNers get so defensive. Sounds to me like you guys really do know better.
Lets briefly look at few ways that MSN blows:
1. The number one reason MSN sucks is that you cant send offline messages. How could this be overlooked? I send offline messages daily if not hourly to people. Not everyone is online all the time. Sure, highspeed internet makes it more likely but if you want to message someone a short little message you dont have a prayer. This alone should make anyone with a bit of computer saavy want to ditch MSN.
2. You can't dock MSN to the side of your screen. ICQ works beautifully sitting to the side of my scree and when I maximize other programs they fit around ICQ (if I so choose).
3. ICQ isnt as invasive on your computer. It doesnt want to start up everytime you open explorer (I know you can turn that off) and if sends up those windows anytime someone comes online or sends a message. As mentioned above, ICQ simply has a blinking icon in the system tray. Thats all you need. Just because Im in MSN doesnt mean I want to talk to everyone all the time!
4. The whole name changing thing. What are people thinking? Leave your name the same. Whatever happened to someone sticking to their handles. But that really comes down to not being able to leave AWAY messages like you can in ICQ. That is the way to tell people what you are up to. I dont care if you have a test the next day, or you are watching the OC. I just want to see your name with no confusion. I dont want to have to match email addresses with names. This relates more to the mindset of people who use MSN but the problem arises from the poor design of MSN.
5. MSN is also way to bulky. It slows down your system and offers you nothing in return.
I urge one and all to stand up and fight against MSN. I dont want people to say anymore that they are on MSN just because their friends are. We must take stand now. Why should we all migrate to this completely inferior program just to follow the crowd. Let's use an instant messaging program that works. One that gives us really useful options, instead of letting us put a picture beside our name. Lets vote for usability and functionality instead of aesthtics. Im sick and tired of MSN and for the record I have used MSN but have deleted it. ICQ will return. People will realize it. Let it start with you.
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Sounds like a typical MSN user to me.
No points made at all. Good job.The Hux - 14th February 2004 08:20 - #
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Alan - 19th April 2004 18:24 - #
If you haven't already, you should probably download Messenger Plus from http://www.msgplus.net/. It adds a lot of needed features to Messenger, including the ability to rename your contacts. I'm finding some of the responses on this post quite amusing. You say something bad about Microsoft and all of a sudden you've got a flood of high school kids running about, shouting at you. That said, I'm a high school kid too. Oops.
Anyway, I agree with a lot of what you said. Messenger lacks a lot of important functionality, and the interface is not at all nice. However, I can't say that I like any of the other IM apps out there much more. Yahoo seemed fairly horrible when I once tried it. ICQ seems bloated and also quite irritating, and I've used that quite a lot in the past. I don't dare touch AIM because of what the A stands for (who I believe now own Mirabilis, makers of ICQ). IRC is the other alternative that comes to mind, but I wouldn't stick that in the same category as the other apps mentioned. It's a different beast really.
Good luck in overcoming the nighmare that is MSN Messenger, anyway.
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Come on, Simon, these can't be real posts! Surely this is a parody of the MS booster squad! Either way, I'm doubled over in laughter at what I'm reading. :-D
Brian - 17th June 2004 03:40 - #
I like many others came across this website by accident (ie. googling). I finally realise how people have no understanding about software. Apart from the first few replies the rest is all junk.
People coming up with things like msn is free. For God sakes its a protocol of course it's free. And if you think that messenger is free think again. (The only people that can say they have msn messenger for free are people that hold illegal copies if windows). I could see this webpage flashing with colors when I typed that.I believe the reason I see people writing such stupid replies is because they like me have got here by mistake, but they unlike me had nothing better to say :P
I also realise that as many people are brain washed by Microsoft as by their political leaders (Bush). Well people, have fun and feel free to express yourself, no matter how much you feel the issue is small. Everything is a small deal until "you" make it a big deal.Zox
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There All Good You Nerds - 24th June 2004 04:12 - #
LOL
In reading the comments, I reached the fifth "Messenger is great so why don't you shut up" comment and jumped to add my own comments. I agree with the comment made that the people posting those comments are not your "usual type of readers."
I think those Messenger users are taking things as they are and are thinking that because Messenger does its job then everything is okay. Yes, Messenger does its job, but it's not necessarily doing the job the most usable way.
I too have thought about how there is no way for me to uniquely identify one item on my Messenger Contact List apart from the recent modification made that means I show display names (Friendly Names) or e-mail address. I can now group contacts into categories too. However, neither of those developments has sufficently solved the problem. I have a good memory for associating e-mail addresses with people - but not everyone does.
The obvious solution would be for them to make it do-able for me to give e-mail addresses a unique name.
So, for example:
Let's say my friend Mr Iam Nobody has the e-mail address iamnobody@nowhere.com and his Messenger Friendly Name is "This is some quote I heard today that I'm using as my Messenger name."
I set in the profile for iamnobody@nowhere.com that this address can be identified as "Iam." Tomorrow, Iam changes his Friendly Name to something completely different, but I can easily find him in my Contact List now!
Taking this further, the unique identifier could have a "one-to-many" relationship. So, when one person is on my Contact List with more than one address I can make an association between them all. Taking it even further, I search for the unique name and I get a list of all the addresses I have.
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freddy - 20th July 2004 20:57 - #
This is the most hilarious post you have on your site, Simon. Half of the comments are ridiculously hard to read. Mainly because the posters don't know how to read:
And what those posters say is hilarious. Their response to valid arguments is "omg u get a life cuz u r t3h stooppid!!!!" or "omg ur a nerd i dont care thatz y u r a nerd!!!!"
Google is a wonderful thing. :)
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alarmed - 2nd June 2005 20:47 - #
A lot of 12 year olds with vocabulary limitations seem to be posting on this site. "MSN Rocks!!" and "You suck", wow, I'm convinced.
Personally I use Bitlbee, partly because I can handle my MSN and Yahoo accounts in the same window, but mainly because MSN is just too resource intensive. It also keeps signing me in without my knowledge at the most awkward times. I've got friends who are MSN freaks, and have no problems with that, but every reasonably advanced user I know simply doesn't like MSN. Yes its free (albeit, bundled), but so are Gaim, Trillian and XChat/Mirc. Anyway, whatever turns you on baby.Tyro - 9th June 2005 20:29 - #
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Craig - 7th November 2005 03:15 - #
Wow, this has got to be the longest lasting thread I have ever seen, started in 2002 and going almost to 2006. I can't say that MSN sucks or does not suck, in my opinion all software can use improvements. Bringing forward the issues with software is the only way to make it better in the future. I use MSN Messenger because most of my friends use msn, I also have Trillian installed. MSN does use a lot of system resources and with every release seems to use more and more. Personaly I don't like Microsoft at all, But I am going to college for web development so I am stuck using Microsoft products. (If I had my way, I would use Linux. Linux is free, You can run services on a linux box that would otherwise cost $2000 to $4000. Linux also has alternatives to MSN messenger and both Yahoo and ICQ have OEM distros for it and most linux distros also have AIM alternatives installed. There is even an alternative to Trillian you can run.
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katie - 26th November 2005 19:20 - #
Why are people so defensive of MSN? It seems that most people really just like that MSN connects them to their friends... and that's great... but a great deal of these people aren't adding anything to the discussion, only insults. Even the post that started this thread was based in logic, and not just opinion. If your post is full of insults and no argument, you're actually giving more credit to the opposing view... Personally, I've been having a huge amount of problems with MSN lately, ever since I was forced to update to a new edition.
Besides the normal not being able to sort by name (it's great to be able to sort by e-mail address... but what if you want to know people by their names? Or be able to see what their name is while still knowing what they're thinking)... the new version just lets people write a whole paragraphs as their name... now on two different lines.
With the new version I can't message people unless they message me first, or unless I message them within 15 min of signing in. The same problem applies to sending or recieving files, I can only do this if I've signed in within the last 15 min. I have no problems with sending files under any other IM system, or IRC, and I've tried about every firewall setting available, including no firewall, so I don't think it's my connection, and based on the stats of my system, there's no way it's hardware limitations.
I'll admit that there's a lot of interesting features, playing games, winks, whiteboard, etc... but I find that they would be a lot better if they worked properly all the time... which they don't. It seems like microsoft was so eager to improve their product... and are always so eager to show people the new improvements that they force people to see these improvements and force people to upgrade to these new versions that they haven't taken time to perfect the original products, and haven't listened to the complaints people have about them.
I cannot wait for the next thing to comes along to replace it... sure it's free... but so are a lot of superior programs. The only reason people use it is because it came with windows, it was simple and most people didn't bother to go out and find something else. Now it's just majority rules... but people need to realize that the majority isn't always doing the right thing... The only reason I still sign on to MSN is because so many people I know use it. And if it wasn't for these people I would uninstall it forever. I know I'll get a lot of insults for this comment, but part of me hopes that they start charging people to use MSN, maybe that will force people to look around to see which products are actually superior and make an informed decision... instead of just following the crowd.
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miles - 24th December 2005 15:33 - #
"zomfg if ure gona h8 mSn den ur a d1cksuxx0r."
"im 12 and i cant write for shit, OMG. msn deznt suck, you suck." made me smile because it's true. A lot of 12 year olds that use MSN can't type for shit.
1. The first thing I have to say is... for those defending MSN Messenger whose first language is english, at least do it some respect and type in such a way that doesn't offend every english-speaking person on the planet.
2. I use MSN virtually every day, I'm accustomed to it, I know it's ins and outs and stupid Microsoft quirks (including the way that, even if you're in england, talking to someone else in england, it still connects to a server in San Jose or something. It's not as if Microsoft can't afford to put a server in england) I hate it but I have to live with it because Microsoft has the monopoly here. I use trillian every so often but it simply doesn't facilitate the addons such as Messenger Plus! (msgplus.net) that make MSN life so much more worth living.
3. Finally, MSN doesn't support offline messages. Let me tell you why I think it doesn't support it. MSN can hardly stay online and stable at the best of times, it's shit-for-brains developers simply have no idea what job the server administrators have to do, do they? It sounds easy, sitting on your backside, turning a server machine on, sitting there letting it do it's job, maybe the occasional repair, upgrade, etc. No. Server administrators have to deal with all the quirks that every messenger client throws at it, all the new features that the developers think it would be cool to include (Winks are so bloody annoying). Require a new piece of server software, probably shoddily-written and rushed into a fixed release-date, as is microsoft-style. And the admins have to fix it and restart it with as little disruption as possible.
Right. I'm done attacking the eternally-wise MSN Messenger and it's little 10-15 year old can't-type-for-shit ignorant minions. Have a nice day.oops - 27th December 2005 18:17 - #
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R to da IZZO - 3rd January 2006 20:28 - #
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The number of comments from "hardcore" MSN Messenger users is just hilarious. If you're unhappy or annoyed about a product or service, would you keep quiet and just continue to use it, regardless?
What's the point of using something that is inferior, slow, bulky and bug-ridden when you don't have to? No matter how much unintelligible wit is said about MSN Messenger, such as, "OMFG you sux man!!! MSN RULES!!!", it is all rubbish.
MSN Messenger is pointlessly huge, bloated, slow, cumbersome and frustrating. I totally agree with Simon: the interface is like a tacky web page and the ability to give contact's your own nickname is really quite essential. It wouldn't be if Microsoft's own design promoted intelligent use.
I think a cross-platform IM client that can handle text, audio and video messaging and file transfers would be completely adequate for almost everyone's needs. None of the imposing flashing emoticon rubbish.
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Haha, wow. "OMG msn rox dont wine you hax"
Seriously though, I am amused that a blog entry from 2002 is still true. Bad UI design for the win, I guess.
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I am now going to save this page to disk because it is a great from of ego boosting. As freddy so clearly put, "LOVE U ALL PEACE OUT MY HOMIES".
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ICQ had it all, but then came the built-in MSN...
With ICQ it was also possible to send messages to people offline (useful because many never check the email used for the MSN account).
What about the file transfers with no resume, the messages with no timestamp?
The good thing of MSN is that is so widespread, but it's a technological backstep.Tety - 22nd March 2006 02:13 - #
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It's absolutely amazing that the comments to this blog post have continued quite steadily for nearly four years. If we took out the comments which are just pointless drivel, there'd be hardly any left!
For the person who suggested developing an instant messaging application that ran on the MSN protocol/network, why would you do that? The protocol is very similar to the official client: slow, inefficient, buggy and confusing.
Personally, I think a lot of the MSN Messenger users who have posted have been cultured to be how they are and Microsoft have encouraged this by creating an absolutely awful application.
I hope no more incomprehensible and utterly pointless posts are made. This is the second time I have Googled for "msn messenger sucks". Guess where the first one got me? ;)
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Yusuf Narcin - 18th June 2006 00:30 - #
Cant help but notice that every response supporting MSN is written by illiterate half-wits. Its higly amusing, and supports its own argument (to wit, "MSN and SMS is responsible for the downfall of the english language").
I used to use ICQ (and still do, 6921262) and refused to move to MSN for a LONG period of time. I could never understand how a client that was buggy and featureless could still manage to be so bloaty. Unfortunately I ended up having to use MSN simply because everyone I knew outside the computer nerd world used it. Why did they use it? Because it comes pre-packaged with Windows. Because even the most illiterate of half-wits can understand how to use it. Because MS forces it on their customers by making it run by default and annoy the buggery out of you until you eventually sign up (in which case it annoys you further..).
How can it STILL be featureless compared to ICQ? Everything they've implemented has existed in ICQ since pre-2000. Why do they get away with this? Because of the army of brainless morons (who apparently "have a life" because they dont understand computers... go team! I never realised having basic computer skills rendered you impotent and in need of thick glasses...) who accept such a low standard of IM client.
Long post short? I hate MSN, and am in no way surprised that a 5 year old post is still so relevant. Nothing has changed in the client, but the lusers have certainly become more stupid.
Doesnt really worry me about the GUI though, I use CenterICQ running on a linux server so console only.
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Grace and jordan - 21st June 2006 20:16 - #
Bill Gates - 21st June 2006 20:46 - #
kelly - 21st June 2006 21:06 - #
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kay - 1st July 2006 14:20 - #
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goose - 7th July 2006 12:09 - #
paul - 8th July 2006 08:31 - #
lil me - 10th July 2006 17:43 - #
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Brianna - 14th July 2006 03:02 - #
theukwidowmaker - 15th July 2006 16:37 - #
Zoe - 15th July 2006 20:19 - #
Jeremy - 16th July 2006 23:11 - #
Valentino Xavier Hartz Nikki no Hammlin - 20th July 2006 17:32 - #
Chris - 23rd July 2006 18:56 - #
Chris - 23rd July 2006 18:58 - #
Charll * - 23rd July 2006 21:11 - #
nob - 26th July 2006 14:59 - #
Halt3r - 27th July 2006 09:06 - #
Halt3r - 27th July 2006 09:11 - #
este es - 30th July 2006 00:34 - #
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tabby - 8th August 2006 09:09 - #
u dont need 2 know - 12th August 2006 14:24 - #
The FALSE Mesiah - 15th August 2006 02:57 - #
shallen - 16th August 2006 11:46 - #
mraey - 18th August 2006 10:10 - #
bum - 18th August 2006 10:17 - #
The amount of stupid radiating from some of these comments is absolutely astonishing, and only furthers to build my prejudices about the people that use MSN Messenger. That is all.
- Random guy out of 6.5 billion.
Dave - 18th August 2006 15:10 - #
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Shirish Namdeo - 25th August 2006 11:27 - #
marc - 1st September 2006 21:41 - #
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Danielle - 17th September 2006 15:49 - #
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john - 13th October 2006 22:23 - #
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