It's rare for Microsoft products to invoke a pleasant sense of nostalgia, but MSN Messenger is a piece of software that does. The instant messaging software has been long dead, with Microsoft ...

Users can also turn any image file into an emoticon with the new MSN Messenger version. An icon expressing ecstasy — or total indifference — is bound to be available, or can be created.

Up to now, MSN Messenger 6 has been available only to private beta testers. Despite its limited release, downloads reached 2 million as of last week, according to a Microsoft memo .