Windows Live Messenger is a beta version of the next generation of MSN Messenger. It’s currently not available on a Mac yet so I only get to use it when I’m on a PC. It houses all the standard features from MSN Messenger plus a bunch of new add-ons.
New Futures:
- Share Folders – eliminates the need to “direct transfer,” it creates share folder directly linking you and the people on your contact list making transferring files easy and painless
- Phone-to Phone Calls – In addition to PC-to-PC calls, you can call line phones as well. Very much similar to Skype-Out, Rates Vary
- Communicating while appearing offline – set status to offline, but still be able to communicate with the people on your contact list
- Color Schemes – Set am entire color scheme to match your preference
- Customized Nicknames – Give people on your contact list nicknames that is meaningful to you
Although the new live version of Microsoft’s messenger is freshly being rework in beta there are no stand-out features that I am “WoWed” by and that goes back to my whole notion of Microsoft not being Innovative enough. Sure I favor using the Windows (MSN) Messenger over the popular AOL Instant Messenger but that’s mostly because it supports more of a global user-based and by no means due to the feature sets.
Anyhow if you’re a MSN or Windows Messenger users on a PC platform I would suggest that you try the beta live version. You can do so if you’re a Microsoft Beta Tester. If Not I would be more then happy to drop you an invite, just shot me an email.
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