MSN through the years (images)
As Microsoft readies for a fall revamp to its MSN, we take a look back at the portal's evolution.
1996
Editors' note: This slideshow was originally published June 19, 2009. It was updated November 3 with the home page image from the 2009 redesign of MSN.
As Microsoft readies for a fall revamp to MSN, CNET News takes a look back at the portal's evolution via screenshots from the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine.
The MSN portal's first incarnation came in 1996 as a "custom start page."
November 1999
MSN in November 1999.
May 2000
MSN in May 2000.
January 2001
MSN in January 2001.
October 2002
MSN in October 2002.
May 2004
MSN in May 2004.
January 2006
MSN in January 2006.
March 2007
MSN in March 2007.
June 2009
MSN in June 2009.
MSN's 2009 redesign
MSN's 2009 redesign, unveiled in early November 2009, features a new logo and new look with fewer links and more videos and images.
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