MSN: A Website Stuck in 2003 (and Refusing to Leave)

Right, let's talk about MSN. Or, as I like to call it, the digital equivalent of finding a Betamax player at a car boot sale. You know, that faint, almost imperceptible whiff of desperation, like a technology that *really* wants you to remember it fondly, even though you’ve happily moved on.

I recently had the distinct pleasure (and I use that word in the same way you might describe a root canal) of venturing onto MSN. The experience was akin to stepping back into the internet of my youth, a land of clunky layouts, flashing banner ads that promised me untold riches if I only clicked, and a general sense that my computer might spontaneously combust at any moment.

The sheer volume of *stuff* crammed onto that homepage! It’s like a digital jumble sale, a relentless barrage of news, celebrity gossip (which, let's be honest, is mostly celebrity suffering), and links to articles about the 10 things you’re doing wrong with your toaster. I swear, they even had a section dedicated to the proper folding of fitted sheets. Is that really a burning question keeping people up at night?

And the design! Oh, the design. It's a riot of colour, a geometric nightmare, a visual assault that leaves you wondering if your monitor has developed a serious case of digital measles. It's as if someone took all the rejected layouts from the late 90s and said, "Let's use them all! At once!"

But here's the truly baffling part: it still exists! In 2025, MSN is still chugging along, a digital dinosaur stubbornly refusing to acknowledge that the meteor has already passed. You have to admire the sheer audacity, the unwavering commitment to a bygone era. It's like finding a milk float still delivering door-to-door in the age of Amazon Prime.

So, here's to MSN, a website that defies explanation, a relic of a simpler (and arguably more visually offensive) time. May it continue to baffle and amuse us for years to come. Just, please, for the love of all that is holy, update the design. My eyes can only take so much.