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The Hotfix.net website has posted a feature list that is expected to debut with version 8.0 of MSN Messenger sometime next year. While he hints that this is speculation and rumour, we are confident that this information is accurate.
While MSN Messenger 7.5 just came out, 8.0 is already being worked on and heading towards beta by the end of the year. A third party source whom is said to be from Microsoft has provided us with this information. Here’s a list of possible and rumored features Microsoft is contemplating on going into the IM client:
- Change of Messenger Skins
- Real-time Emotions
- Messenger Built Internal Windows Media Player 10
- Pause/Resumed File Transfers (File Blocked Extension Applied)
- Detailed File Transfer (Download/Upload Speed)
- Animated Display Pictures (.gif .jpg .png (File Support under Consideration))
- Mood Status
- Faster Contact List Loading and scrolling
- Public Profile and MSN Spaces Combined
- More MSN Space features
- New Hotmail and MSN Messenger Integration
- Downloadable MSN Messenger on Mobile
- News Updates according to Location
- Top 10 MSN Music Radio
- New Stylish Notifier Pop-up
- Downloadable Skins for MSN (Contact Window & Conversation Window)
- Complete Integration with Windows XP® & Windows Vista® Codename: Longhorn®
- Offline Voice/Message Machine
- Animated Buddy Icon Helper
- Display Picture Ratings
Source: The Hotfix.net
It seems that Hotfix’s list contains more rumor than truth. dwergs over at mess.be reports that this list is really just a list of features requested by beta testers — not an actual list of planned features.
Also, testing on MSN Messenger 8 won’t even begin until December, so don’t expect a public beta until sometime in 2006.
Well either way I hope I’ll be able to use the next release. I have had to stick with 7.0 because 7.5 disconnects my internet once a conversation is begun.
Those requests would dramatically improve MSN. Hopefully they will be taken into account and put in the next version.
These features that they are on about are only a few which people would like…
having Animated Diplay Pics s good, but what about being able to have Custom Emotions in Our Screen names!
Now that would be a very good feature.Scott
I found THIS somewhere (on WackyB, ex GoogleNews) today …. sounds great, but having investigated a bit I’m not going further – it all looks somewhat SUSPICIOUS to me.
(And nowhere on the OFFICIAL GENUINE microsoft site can I find any confirmation).Microsoft today released a site to sign up for the MSN Messenger 8.0 Beta program. This next generation version Messenger will include Yahoo! …
http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=11626
… but don’t blame ME if following that link leads you to trouble 😉Here’s a sensible site, that (like me) warns not to touch such stuff: http://www.messengertools.net/News/article/sid=24.html
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