An internal beta of Microsoft Messenger for Mac 8 has been leaked, according to MacMagazine. The application is still very preliminary and extremely unstable.
"It freezes well. In 10 minutes of testing, it crashed (I have to 'Force Quit') at least about four times, "said their source. Also the application does not save any settings yet.
The interface adds a new icon for call and video; however this beta only works with Windows Live Messenger 9 for PC. Also added are dock notifications which have been missing from previous version of Messenger for Mac.
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Saeed Kudaimati - March 16, 2009 at 2:51am
I tried it, it works fine with no problem
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mojo - March 19, 2009 at 2:50am
hey where can we find the download
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rick - March 13, 2009 at 6:22pm
OMG.... APPLE ADDING MICOSOFT PROGRAMS TO THEIR MAC.... THIS IS THE END OF THE MAC WORLD . STEVE JOBS OUT APPLE GOING OUT OF BUSINESS SOON. OR THEY WILL BE SOLD TO THE GATES FAMILY.
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jake - March 13, 2009 at 5:22pm
how about adding microsoft messenger support to ichat? that'd be handy.
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khaled - March 13, 2009 at 7:14pm
TWO THUMBS UP! ! !
GOOD CALL!!!
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BigDaddyK - March 14, 2009 at 12:17am
ABSOLUTELY! It's frustrating that I have to use Adium. It's a nice IM client, I love its flexibility, but it would be great if I could use the better-integrated iChat. And I'd really love VIDEO chat on my MacBook Pro!
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iBug - March 13, 2009 at 2:41pm
It's from Microsoft, it's primary design is to crash and be unstable. Does this surprise anyone. I'll be sticking to Adium thank you.
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