Shoutbox

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Originally posted by dwergs@Mess.be
Forget about the leaked Windows Live Messenger 9 build, it is sooo last month. The LiveSide boys have discovered these two screenshots of what just might be the final version of Windows Live Messenger 9.


>> Screenshot of Main and Conversation windows.               >> Screenshot of Main window personalization options.


Let's sum up changes and possible new features we can derive from these visuals:

1) Main window header (dashboard) backgrounds are customizable.

2) New, bigger e-mail inbox icon located at the right in the header.

3) Personal Status Message (PSM) and "music you're currently listening to" are now separated.

4) Colored display picture frames show the contact's current status: green means available, yellow is away, red is busy, white means offline, pink means pimping. Ok, I made that last one up.

5) Buddy icons in the contact list are replaced with the similarly colored squares.

6) The What's new feed below your contact list keeps you posted on what your contacts are up to in terms of blogs posted or photos uploaded to Windows Live Spaces, files uploaded to Windows Live Skydrive, etc... the potential of this feature is huge). It'll also show a thumbnail picture if applicable and there's a personal feed per contact in the conversation window.

7) Promotional tabs have been moved to the footer, right above the banner ad.

By the way, dear Microsoft, before you send us another DMCA takedown notice, first check out who owns the domain these screenshots are hosted on.

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