# MSN Messenger 5.0

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msn-messenger-5-0/138248>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 22, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msn-messenger-5-0/138248 "2002-11-22T21:59:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![quicken78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/919ad9/32.png) [@quicken78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quicken78)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msn-messenger-5-0/138248/1 "2002-11-22T21:59:23Z")

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What is the difference between MSN Messenger 5.0 and version 4.6? The link [http://messenger.msn.com](http://messenger.msn.com) doesn’t seem to specify the version but if you do a google search on it, you can download it from other sites. Is this legal? Why is it not on the MSN site? What are the advantages of having Messenger 5.0?

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**Author:** ![Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/73ab20/32.png) [@Caesar\_s\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caesar_s_Ghost)\
**Post date:** [November 22, 2002, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/msn-messenger-5-0/138248/2 "2002-11-22T23:24:27Z")

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I have 5.0 (got it with MSN 8.0) and the major difference I see is that you can surf the web with the person you’re messaging with. I haven’t tried it yet, though.