That's a good idea. I saw Microsoft already started some marketing sites that promote WLM Public Beta. You don't need your account activated anymore (provisioned/invite). So more and more people are starting to use WLM now.
Personally I think Microsoft
will release a final version of WLM in the next 30 days. This was on the WLM Connect site the 9th of this month:
quote:
Update Your Shipping Address ASAP
Although we can't give out specific dates, the end of the Windows Live Messenger 8.0 Managed Beta is in sight and we would like to thank all of our managed beta testers by sending you a special gift. To do this we need to make sure we have your correct shipping address. To do this,
1. Go to http://connect.microsoft.com and sign in with your Connect account
2. At the bottom of the page click on the link that says "Manage Your Connect Profile"
3. Click on the link that says "Shipping Address"
4. Fill in or update your shipping address. If it is the same as your home address check the box that says "Use Home Address"
5. Click the "Update" button.