I do not think it because of the reasons listed out by the spokeperson.
Microsoft, well known for its greediness to get more profit and to become no 1, is not in a position to attain the same in the chat room arena as yahoo is doing exceedingly well in world wide and rediff at india level.
Further, as it may be proving loss for them in their operation they wanted to shut down.
They should not take shelter under social resposibliity.
It is very easy to imagine that people misbehave in chat room area. Further it is also possible to trace them atleast the place from where they are making the nonsense chat. Moreover Indian cyber law is strigent and it is easy to punish the guilty.
The MSN providers should first understand this.
It is unfortunate to note that they have not learnt the lesson even after so many courts are coming down on Microsoft heavily.
Chat shut down will cause severe depression in middle aged and lonely people like me. I have no real life friends. And a Public Chatroom/Insta Msg via YAhoo was my ONLY communication with other human beings.
I have never talked offensive or vulgar stuff, nor am I interested in doing so.
I used to be just glad that there was some human beings out there who wld talk to a lonely 45 yrs old woman like me.
This blanket closure would certainly deepen my sense of isolation.
Maybe steps can be taken to verify our Precedents vis PAN number used for Income TAx or something.
Best regards, Hope Yahoo stays. Else I am spooked.
finally, something positive form the BIG corp. Being in the field of Criminal Justice, I am shocked, almost on daily basis, about the increased vulnerability of people, especially children. Even more shocking has been the question of why the hell no one has been paying attention. I do however, hope, that the same applied to US as well. In case, of India, its mostly been sickos on the net, while in US its psychos!
I would say, this is highly weak to curb spams and unidentified partners in chat. MSN being a techno company, I would expect them to rely on their technology to track these things, rather than bluntly abandoning msn for few countries.
It's a welcoming move from software giant.The anonimity of chat rooms leading lot of culture death.From childern's protection point of view, its a brave step.I hope yahoo and AOL follows the same path.Well done MSN.
I think what MSN is doing is a gross violation of people's right to free speech. Of course some of the chat rooms are misused, and yes, obscenity abounds, but if that is the problem, then that problem should be addressed. Instead, this blanket ban on chat ensures no one can use this facility, even 'law-abiding' citizens. Also, it is interesting to note that it is mainly citizens of the developing world that will suffer this censure, while those of the developed world continue to enjoy their chat privileges simply because they are more easily policed. This whole decision seems unnecessarily heavy-handed, and a cop-out, rather than an effective solution, to the problems of paedophilia and porn on the net. If Yahoo and AOL are to follow suit, then censorship on the internet will really have reached a level that would make anyone in favour of free speech more than a little uncomfortable. Hopefully, they'll capitalise on the gap in the chat market left by MSN and so enjoy the fruits of what will probably turn out to be a costly mistake for MSN.
This has nothing to do with 'abuse'. How long can you expect microsoft to provide free service. Real reason is going pay. Wait till they announce hotmail is going paid only service. They will cite simillar reason.
