For a generation of kids, the MSN butterfly was the front door to the internet. It was the sound of connecting to a friend on Messenger. It was the look of a perfectly organized digital dashboard before the chaos of social media arrived.
AOL had built a "walled garden"—a private, curated internet experience for paying subscribers. Microsoft wanted that turf. msn explorer 6
Year Released: 2002 Peak Era: The late days of dial-up, the dawn of broadband anxiety. For a generation of kids, the MSN butterfly