# obituary_msn_messenger.py — Rest In Print
# This file only prints text. It reads nothing, writes nothing and opens no connections.

print("REST IN PRINT — THE HALL OF THE DEAD")
print("")
print("MSN MESSENGER")
print("1999-07 – 2013-03-15")
print("Microsoft")
print("")
print("MSN Messenger, later Windows Live Messenger, died on March 15, 2013, at 13. Outside China, at least. There it held on until October 2014.")
print("")
print("It was where a generation learned to type a status message that was about one person and pretended to be about no one.")
print("")
print("It could make a window shake. It knew how that felt.")
print("")
print("Its contacts were moved to Skype, which has since joined it.")
print("")
print("In lieu of flowers, appear offline.")
print("")
print("Sources:")
print("https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/microsoft-messenger-soft-shutdown-starts-march-15-1.1336231")
print("https://technode.com/2014/08/29/microsoft-messenger-shut-down-in-mainland-China/")
print("")
print("Filed by Rest In Print. https://restinprint.studio/hall/msn-messenger")