Why Windows Live Messenger Is Shut Off For Users In Countries Embargoed By The UShttp://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2009/05/29/why-windows-live-messenger-is-shut-off-for-users-in-countries-embargoed-by-the-us.aspxLast week we told you about Microsoft Shutting Off Windows Live Messenger IM For Users In Countries Embargoed By The US (Error 810003c1) . We can tell you a little bit more about the “why” today. Let’s take a look at what can, and can’t, be banned byenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)re: Why Windows Live Messenger Is Shut Off For Users In Countries Embargoed By The UShttp://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2009/05/29/why-windows-live-messenger-is-shut-off-for-users-in-countries-embargoed-by-the-us.aspx#13466Sat, 30 May 2009 02:35:21 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:13466quikboy<p>I would think the government would actually be happy to allow the services to reach out to sanctioned companies so they could spy on them. </p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13466" width="1" height="1">re: Why Windows Live Messenger Is Shut Off For Users In Countries Embargoed By The UShttp://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2009/05/29/why-windows-live-messenger-is-shut-off-for-users-in-countries-embargoed-by-the-us.aspx#13459Fri, 29 May 2009 22:01:36 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:13459GoodThings2Life<p>I&#39;m sure they blocked the service from those countries rather than other solutions because it is simply easier to do that than to try to regulate software downloads.</p> <p>One could also argue that web messenger requires code downloads as well, so it would just be dependent on how anal-retentive the feds want to be.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13459" width="1" height="1">re: Why Windows Live Messenger Is Shut Off For Users In Countries Embargoed By The UShttp://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2009/05/29/why-windows-live-messenger-is-shut-off-for-users-in-countries-embargoed-by-the-us.aspx#13455Fri, 29 May 2009 20:02:58 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:13455Khristopher<p>That&#39;s not entirely true. Messenger doesn&#39;t require a download to use the product. Considering it is built into Hotmail now, and you can always use Web Messenger, just the same as reading your Hotmail can be done in the browser or in Windows Live Mail.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=13455" width="1" height="1">