msn is apparently shutting down, another chain e-mail hoax Options

[Team Black]

I've gotten a few of these, saying that msn is going to close down.
Between the reason they give, and the method in which they use to spread the message, it reeks all over of HOAX

Hey it is Andy and john the directors of MSN, sorry for the interruption but
msn is closing down. this is because too many inconsiderate people are
taking up all the name (eg making up lots of different accounts for just one
person), we only have 578 names left. If you would like to close your
account, DO NOT SEND THIS MESSAGE ON. If you would like to keep your
account, then SEND THIS MESSAGE TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. This is
no
joke, we will be shutting down the servers. Send it on, thanks. WHO EVER
DOES NOT SEND THIS MESSEAGE, YOUR ACCOUNT WILL BE CLOSED AND YOU WILL
COST
10.00 A MONTH TO USE. SEND THIS TO EVERYONE ON YOUR CONTACT LIST. NOW YOU
KNOW WHAT TO DO. PLEASE DO NOT FORWARD THIS or REPLAY. COPY THE WHOLE
EMAIL.
GO BACK TO YOUR INBOX AND CLICK ON NEW. AND PASTE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
ATTENTION.

Now i know what you're thinking, and i thought the same.
But this is actualy true, i looked on the internet and apparrently its really gonna happen...
So send it on. Thanks.
Don't beleive me? Then google it...

So I Googled It and surprise, surpise it was a hoax. If you get this message, disregard it and kill the dumb chain.

Yea if you think this should be in crap, by all means

This post has been edited by Team Black: Feb 14 2007, 12:00 AM

[Team Black]

yeah if msn really WAS closing down, it
1. wouldn't be for the reason they mentioned. even IF peoople had multiple accounts, they would have to have a catastrpohically large number of them for the message to hold any truth. When you think about it, there are 36 possibilities for each character in the screen name; A-Z and 0-9.
For an 8 letter screen name:
36 x 36 x 36 x 36 x 36 x 36 x 36 x 36 = 2821109907456 possibilities, just by using 8 letters!
Assume there are 6.5 billion people in the planet, and if every single one of them uses multiple screen names. . .

2821109907456
------------------ = 434 screen names EACH
6,500,000,000

Obviously not every human being on te planet uses msn, and for those who use msn, if they were to use multiple screen names, I would seriously doubt they'd have more than ten. twenty as absolute max.

2. msn is gigantic. If they were to inform of its close, it wouldn't be in the form of a chain-email. Especially one that supposedly deletes your msn account if you don't pass it on

3. the grammar and spelling SUCKS. It also contains use of words you would NEVER find in a professional email.
-john
-This is no joke
-AND YOU WILL COST 10.00 A MONTH TO USE horrable!
-REPLAY -NEW. AND PASTE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

I give you F- for miserable grammar, spelling, and punctuation. OW! OW! such abuse to the engish language!

MYTH BUSTED!!

[Team Black]

MYTH BUSTED!

AGAIN!!!!