New Windows Live Messenger Wave 3 UI

Tom Warren

28 October 2008 - 21:33 Hot!

Microsoft just demonstrated the latest UI for Windows Live Messenger in a Windows 7 session here at PDC.

Check out the video here:

Also, the new messenger icon:

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It's still processing...one moment please

i saw it.. looks the same at the beta i use right now..

dhan said,

Is it due in February of 09?

No it's not the same and new icon too. It was a brief glimpse that's all...

Hasn't this been shown for a while now?

PureLegend said,

Hasn't this been shown for a while now?

The only thing that seems to be new is the icon, some text changes in WLM's main window (there's no "Thanks for your patience!" text), and app icon updates, a la OS X Dock.

I dunno what's this about but I'm using wave 3 already. I googled for it and there is a lot of dl links. But yes, my WLM's got old icon.

This is a demonstration of new W3 betas running on Windows 7... it's not the same thing you have right now.

Maybe not... but it looks the same.

They should at least release a fixed version of the previous Beta release (the custom emoticon not appearing bug)

Why is that in the gamer section?

How do we get that dock? looks cool

sy89 said,

How do we get that dock? looks cool

That's not the dock, its the new taskbar

Its the new taskbar in Windows 7.

Chris said,

Its the new taskbar in Windows 7.

Are you kidding me? They're just icons with no description. What happens when you have multiple windows of the same application open? How do you tell which is which?

If I heard correctly it does a preview for every instance of the application you have open side by side. So think what happens when you hover now but you'll have 2 or 3 or N number of previews.

Someone correct me if I'm off.

Ah. That would make sense. Still though, I find just reading the description to be a much faster way of identifying windows. And even more so when you factor in the hover delay.

See that there are 2 squares envolving IE's icon? It means there are two windows opened.

I mean, that's what I could deduct from previous screenshots.

jordanthegreat said,

Ah. That would make sense. Still though, I find just reading the description to be a much faster way of identifying windows. And even more so when you factor in the hover delay.

Heres where I saw it actually. just above
http://www.neowin.net/news/live/08/10/28/i...he-windows-7-ui

So it's cool if it's called the "Dock", but uncool if its name remains "Taskbar". Someone tell MS Marketing to make the necessary change.

I like the new MSN icon... looks very IE

That's pretty nice

Can't wait till they update the current beta! I hope it is soon!

"When I click on it, it starts to run."

Stop! I can't take this new and exciting approach to running applications on a computer.

hahaha!!

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