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Windows Live Messenger 2010 revealed

Tom Warren
10 December 2009 - 13:53
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We promised you a look at Windows Live Messenger 2010 earlier this week when we revealed Microsoft is planning both Bing and Messenger iPhone applications next year.

Thanks to an anonymous tipster we received several screenshots of Microsoft's upcoming Messenger client due in 2010. We have confirmed these to be genuine and they offer a small insight into what the software giant is planning for Wave 4 of Windows Live.

Firstly the main Messenger window that contains your contacts has changed somewhat. Included on the left hand side is a "social stream" of updates provided by Windows Live. These are updates from your Messenger contacts and the data is provided by Windows Live. In current public Messenger builds some of this integration is present at the top of a conversation window. Windows Live Messenger aims to add to this by using the "social stream" as a showcase for your contacts updates. Providing your friends have included their Facebook, Twitter and Blog posts into Windows Live then you will see this in the stream.

One of the main improvements for Windows Live Messenger 2010 is the introduction of tabbed messenger conversations. Users have been requesting this functionality for years and Microsoft has finally listened and built this in.

Other improvements in Messenger 2010 are unknown but the introduction of tabbed messenger conversations will please many. Windows Live Writer Wave 4 has also been improved with the introduction of the ribbon interface seen in most other Windows Live applications.

Many are hopeful for some Wave 4 announcements at the Consumer Electronics Show in January and we are expecting some focus on Windows Live during the event. We're expecting Microsoft to make a public beta of the Wave 4 bits during the first quarter of 2010.

Reminder: These are likely to be shots from early builds so may not reflect the final UI.

Comments (168)

  1. Menthix - 10 December 2009 - 13:57

    WTF is that first screenshot? Let's hope it's fake.

  2. Tom W - 10 December 2009 - 13:57

    It's not fake.

  3. Billus - 10 December 2009 - 14:01

    Tom W said,
    It's not fake.

    I sure hope it is

  4. +joemailey - 10 December 2009 - 14:03

    It sure is ugly.

  5. fobban - 10 December 2009 - 14:04

    Menthix said,
    WTF is that first screenshot? Let's hope it's fake.

    Yeah hope so.

    Live Messenger 2010? Should be renamed to Live Advertiser. The advertisement takes up more space than the contact list. rofl.

  6. Diabolii - 10 December 2009 - 14:12

    Menthix said,
    WTF is that first screenshot? Let's hope it's fake.

    makes me apreciate trillian and digsby more and more
    the last WLM release was pretty ugly, and this is just horrid

  7. Menthix - 10 December 2009 - 14:21

    Tom W said,
    It's not fake.
    Thanks. That's... a scary thought.

  8. ~Johnny - 10 December 2009 - 15:01

    Well I guess it does look *slightly* worse with all the information they've blanked out to keep who ever made the screenshot secret... then they go leave his name in the exif data :P

  9. McDave - 10 December 2009 - 15:05

    Ads, what ads? aPatch FTW. Agree though hope you can turn off this live feed it shore is ugly and a space hog.

  10. Rohdekill - 10 December 2009 - 15:20

    joemailey said,
    It sure is ugly.

    +1.

  11. brolicboy - 10 December 2009 - 15:54

    fobban said,
    Yeah hope so.

    Live Messenger 2010? Should be renamed to Live Advertiser. The advertisement takes up more space than the contact list. rofl.


    Win.

  12. onTh - 10 December 2009 - 16:22

    fobban said,
    Yeah hope so.

    Live Messenger 2010? Should be renamed to Live Advertiser. The advertisement takes up more space than the contact list. rofl.


    +1!!!

  13. ccuk - 10 December 2009 - 16:59

    Menthix said,
    WTF is that first screenshot? Let's hope it's fake.

    +1


    Pure bloat.

  14. jasqid - 10 December 2009 - 18:31

    onTh said,

    +1!!!


    +1000 ROFL

  15. still1 - 10 December 2009 - 18:38

    It look ugly but chnage is always good.

  16. JTaylor69 - 10 December 2009 - 19:52

    Should have looked like this :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cb-tGQN1tE

  17. Baked - 11 December 2009 - 00:03

    fobban said,
    Yeah hope so.

    Live Messenger 2010? Should be renamed to Live Advertiser. The advertisement takes up more space than the contact list. rofl.

    Who cares about the ad lol, Its called Apatch lol

  18. omganinja - 11 December 2009 - 01:06

    JTaylor69 said,
    Should have looked like this :D

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cb-tGQN1tE


    Yeah and they could call it iWindows Live Messenger

  19. +Vice - 11 December 2009 - 06:06

    Menthix said,
    WTF is that first screenshot? Let's hope it's fake.

    I wish it was fake! - With every version it turns more and more in to a terrible joke.

  20. yodat - 11 December 2009 - 08:59

    Really fugly UI Losing usability a lot for the eye candy...

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