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msnbc.com for Windows 10

  • Free

  • In English
  • V 1.0.0.9
  • 1.8

    (3)
  • Security Status

Softonic review

The best of msnbc.com on your Windows 8 desktop

msnbc.com is a slick app from the news service that allows you to access the best of the website's content from your Windows 8 desktop.

The good

msnbc.com looks great, and is clearly designed to take advantage of Windows 8's Metro interface. In fact, the developer states that it is aimed at tablet devices (although it works just fine on a PC), and you can certainly see why. msnbc.com is crisp, clear, beautifully laid out and, best of all, supports scrolling and semantic zoom (pinch to zoom, or ctrl +scroll with a mouse), which make browsing a pleasure.

The bad

On the downside, msnbc.com doesn't really bring anything revolutionary to Windows 8, and really feels like it is performing below its potential. It doesn't allow sharing (a major aspect of news these days), and sometimes the content doesn't fit pages well, meaning that they clearly haven't got the best formula for all formats quite right.

The balance

As a result, we'd have to qualify msnbc.com as OK, but not great. If the developer sorts out the display options and sharing features, it could be a good app. If these improvements were made AND the author managed to add something truly interesting, then it might just be great. We'll just have to wait and see.

msnbc.com - a promising app that unfortunately doesn't quite seem to be reaching its full potential.

PROS

  • Nice presentation
  • Good semantic zoom
  • Supports scrolling

CONS

  • No sharing
  • Content doesn't always fit screen well
  • No revolutionary features
  • Some content missing

Program available in other languages


msnbc.com for Windows 10

  • Free

  • In English
  • V 1.0.0.9
  • 1.8

    (3)
  • Security Status


User reviews about msnbc.com for Windows 10

  • Anonymous

    by Anonymous

    What happened to user comments on msnbc items?.
    What happened to user comments on msnbc items? All the user comments seem to have disappeared. What more do I have to say?
    Pros: weather and stocks are on front page
    Cons: The user (re More


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