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Windows Live Messenger 2010 Reveals New Features

Posted by d33j4y on December 11, 2009 06:32:54 PM

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Social networking integration and tabbed conversations are just some of the new features coming to the next version of Windows Live Messenger 2010. The technology news website Neowin has some latest information regarding the next Windows Live Messenger 2010!

Neowin writes: Thanks to an anonymous tipster we received several screenshots of Microsoft's upcoming Messenger client due in 2010. We have confirmed these to be genuine and they offer a small insight into what the software giant is planning for Wave 4 of Windows Live.

Firstly the main Messenger window that contains your contacts has changed somewhat. Included on the left hand side is a "social stream" of updates provided by Windows Live. These are updates from your Messenger contacts and the data is provided by Windows Live. In current public Messenger builds some of this integration is present at the top of a conversation window. Windows Live Messenger aims to add to this by using the "social stream" as a showcase for your contacts updates. Providing your friends have including their Facebook, Twitter and Blog posts into Windows Live then you will see this in the stream.

View Screenshot: http://www.neowin.net/images/uploaded/messenger10.jpg

One of the main improvements for Windows Live Messenger 2010 is the introduction of tabbed messenger conversations. Users have been requesting this functionality for years and Microsoft has finally listened and built this in.

View Screenshot: http://www.neowin.net/images/uploaded/messenger2.jpg

Other improvements in Messenger 2010 are unknown but the introduction of tabbed messenger conversations will please many. Windows Live Writer Wave 4 has also been improved with the introduction of the ribbon interface seen in most other Windows Live applications.

View Screenshot: http://www.neowin.net/images/uploaded/messenger3.jpg

Many are hopeful for some Wave 4 announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and we are expecting some focus on Windows Live during the event. We're expecting Microsoft to make a public beta of the Wave 4 bits during the first quarter of 2010.

Source: Neowin

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takaharu_#1

posted: December 12, 2009 07:28:41 AM

Well that really does look horrible and I'm usually content when it comes to new versions of Messenger when other people hate it. They're trying to do too much with it now, giving it loads of crapware when people just want to use it to talk to friends. It's almost like having Facebook in an application - share pictures, play games, see others' statuses (including ones on Twitter), leave a small section left for chatting...
It's freeware for sod's sake, leave it as a way of chatting so we can at least have adverts that don't take up a quarter of the main window.

d33j4y#2

posted: December 12, 2009 07:55:05 AM

Well said Takaharu! Although these are early screenshots, Im sure the design and structure will change quite a bit by the time they release the actual release client...

The Gate Keeper#3

posted: December 13, 2009 03:09:23 AM

i reckon they should come up with a bare bones windows live messenger. just have the chat module and that's it.

Evolution#4

posted: December 13, 2009 03:48:40 AM

They should make it optional use addons/plugins for this. Not everyone is going to want all the extra's and I agree with Takaharu its a load of crap i don't want to see when i open my msn.

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