New MSN Instant-Messaging Client to Go Beta Next Week

KingFishKingFish
edited October 2004 in Science & Tech
MSN is preparing to release to testers the first beta of its MSN Messenger 7 instant-messaging client next week.
Testers in the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Spain, Korea and Netherlands are on the tester list. MSN is planning a broader beta to go out later this year. The target date for the final is early 2005, company officials said. With MSN Messenger 7, Microsoft will be integrating some of the features from its threedegrees IM product. The threedegrees team has been laboring for a couple of years on an IM product catering to the teen—or as Microsoft has characterized it, the "NetGen"—market. The threedegrees product has been in beta for more than a year.
Source: eWeek

Comments

  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited October 2004
    Ohhhhh man did Microsoft f*ck this one up. I usually love the new versions, and I use Messenger as my main chat client. However, I will NOT be upgrading. For anyone who cares, here goes...

    The Good:
    • "Sign in as..." option
    • Emoticons in contacts' screen names show in main window
    • Can see your own display picture from the main window

    The Bad:
    • Plus! isn't compatible (new version to come, I'm sure)
    • Can't remove tabs without messing with system files (I hate tabs)
    • Looks too pretty

    The Farkin' Ugly:
    • Those DAMN WINKS! HUGE animated ... freaks ... that fling up and cover your entire screen
    • Dunno what Packs or Nudges are, I assume they're as gay as Winks
    • Integrated MSN search bar on the bottom of the main window
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