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Windows Messenger 9.0 beta wav 3 or 8.5 beta by sgt478 on 10-04-2008 at 09:29 PM
witch one is better to have
RE: Windows Messenger 9.0 beta wav 3 or 8.5 beta by Menthix on 10-04-2008 at 09:38 PM
Depends, what are you looking for?
- Stability
- Messenger Plus! support
- Don't need the latest half-finished featues
Then go with 8.5
- Want the latest new features (even tho most aren't finished yet)
- Can live without Messenger Plus! for now
- OK with errors and possible crashes
- New less cluttered GUI
Then go with 9.0 (wave 3)
As soon as Wave 3 is final I'd say definitely go with that, but that could take up to February next year.
RE: Windows Messenger 9.0 beta wav 3 or 8.5 beta by vree on 10-04-2008 at 11:15 PM
9.0 (wave 3)
-It looks cooler and nicer
-No it doens't crash (don't knwo what you people do with it XD )
-Who needs Messenger Plus. Personally never used it.
-Cool features that actually work
-There's an A patch for it so you can customize it.
RE: RE: Windows Messenger 9.0 beta wav 3 or 8.5 beta by djdannyp on 10-04-2008 at 11:29 PM
quote:
Originally posted by vree
9.0 (wave 3)
-It looks cooler and nicer
-No it doens't crash (don't knwo what you people do with it XD )
-Who needs Messenger Plus. Personally never used it.
-Cool features that actually work
-There's an A patch for it so you can customize it.
As this is a Messenger Plus forum, we are generally of the opinion that you do need Messenger Plus
Personally I'm really loving the new Wave 3.....the interface is very polished, i love the new colour changing display picture borders (relating to the contact's status).
As with any Microsoft upgrade you generally know that you're getting a superior product to the previous incarnation
* djdannyp waits for people to jump on that last statement with numerous examples
RE: Windows Messenger 9.0 beta wav 3 or 8.5 beta by Menthix on 10-04-2008 at 11:36 PM
quote:I have to agree it's pretty stable, but it's still beta software.
Originally posted by vree
No it doens't crash (don't knwo what you people do with it XD )
quote:What are you ding on the Plus! forum
Originally posted by vree
Who needs Messenger Plus. Personally never used it
?quote:Tried sending custom emoticons?
Originally posted by vree
Cool features that actually work
Tried any options related to groups?
Tried to "Post a note" from the What's New feed?
Sharing folders?
Not trying to start a huge discussion, but a lot of the new features in this build are far from finished. Even Microsoft employees have said so. Yes, most things are usable, but it isn't labeled beta without a reason.
It all depends on your definition of better. Having that said, I prefer 9 above 8.5 (but hey, I get to test Plus! on it).