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O.P. MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build [fake]
I have inside access to the above.

It's in the pre-alpha stage and therefore it's pretty unstable.
Internal Build number 8.0.009

UPDATE: NEW SCREEN

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12-07-2004 02:50 PM
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RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
oh really? try to give us a bit more proof than a classic screenshot :) ?
12-07-2004 02:54 PM
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RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
[Image: MISC20.jpg]

It looks real, but extremely ugly. :dodgy:

If I was in charge of the development of that ugly piece of software I would throw it away right now...

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Is microsoft on advertisment-spree or something. I see a video ad in the main window and, again, text ad under the convo window and AGAIN... butugly tabs :dodgy: (8o|)

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12-07-2004 03:07 PM
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O.P. RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
I assure you its genuine, although I have no way to prove it. I will not be leaking any code for obvious reasons.
12-07-2004 03:13 PM
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RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
just take a screenshot of different things, as the about dialog box
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RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
Open Notepad and type something like "For all the dudes (and girls) @ the Msgplus forum" or something and put it open next to it ;)
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RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
ummm no try to change your nick to something else than "john" :D
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RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
umm....
well i'm always very skeptic about such things.
I think it is fake.
First, would Microsoft really start releasing first internal builds for MSN Messenger 8, when 7 isn't even released yet ?

2nd Point: When you put one pic over the the other one, it seems like there are just some (fake?) windows added.
The other windows stay in exact the same place, even the blurred areas are the same, but when this should be two different screenshots taken at two different times, shouldn't the blur, the time, the ad on the messenger contactlist, the position of the windows, the blur on the contactlist and the conversation window, and the Idle time near this one online contact have changed ? See pic for proof or open Paint Shop/Photoshop yourself and compare.
Where is the menu bar in the contact list ? When it's hidden like in Messenger 7, where is the option to show it again? Where is the maximize and Minimize button ? They wouldn't change or hide them.
Why is the apparently "Online" contact "(Online)" and "(Away)" at the same time ?
Why can you maximize and minimize the about window ? Makes no sense, does it ? And why has the about window sharp edges and isn't smoothed like the others ?

What are the blurry spots between the x and the arrow at the top ? Why does the symbol bar under the display picture looks so similar to the prototype's on mess.be and why are there blurry spots where the "New:" and ">>" were ? Could be because of the compression.

These Pictures are actually very closely based on the "Prototype" of MSN Messenger 8, which was in mess.be's news lately.

And also if you compare the Display Picture of the prototype at mess.be and the blurred version here, they are the same.

Still need more proof that this is fake ?

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Let's not start rumors about MSN Messenger 8, wait for MSN Messenger 7 first and be happy with it.

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RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
I swear that I've seen these pictures on Neowin, actually I'm Positive they've just been grafted on to your desktop, how else can you explain the smudges at the corner of each window?
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RE: MSN Messenger 8 Pre-Aplha Build
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Originally posted by AndreY
I think it is fake.
No, it is real.
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Originally posted by AndreY
First, would Microsoft really start releasing first internal builds for MSN Messenger 8, when 7 isn't even released yet ?
Read up on the latest news on mess.be.. you'll find that it proves he's right. 

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hmm... very convincing...

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how else can you explain the smudges at the corner of each window?
What smudges? Where?
12-07-2004 07:36 PM
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