Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0
Posted by Steven Parker on 28 September 2006 - 08:36 · 12 comments & 8061 views
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#1 Posted by billyea on 28 Sep 2006 - 09:00
- for mac, iChat is still the king.
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#2 Posted by a_witko on 28 Sep 2006 - 10:16
- does iChat work with msn contacts? and can i sign in using my ms passport?
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#3 Posted by Xero on 28 Sep 2006 - 13:18
- Yes iChat can work with MSN, you need to setup a jabber account, and through that you can connect to MSN, but it lacks many features, such has outgoing file transfer. This sounds like a nice update, but I don't think they should have released this before adding the A/V support, as without it isn't much of an update.
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#4 Posted by C-M on 28 Sep 2006 - 16:18
- Adium is my personal favorite, but this is pretty good, from what I've used.
Too bad it still doesn't have webcam/audio/handwriting/alltheotherpointlessfeaturesyoukindofwantfromwindowslivemessenger -
#4.1 Posted by M2Ys4U on 28 Sep 2006 - 17:14
- RTFA?
"The good news is that I can now publicly say that we are adding A/V support to a future release of Messenger for the Mac. I’ve personally seen the code and heard some of the status reports. I can’t speak about any sort of version or date of availability, but it is coming!"
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#5 Posted by antaris on 28 Sep 2006 - 16:22
- I see they are tactfully NOT calling it Windows Live Messenger:mac, smart choice i think.
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#6 Posted by tibi08 on 28 Sep 2006 - 19:55
- Have just installed - was struggling to find what's new, but I suppose the spell check is pretty cool.
A shame there's no A/V but I appreciate the reasons given in the Mac Mojo Microsoft blog. A shame there's no nudge - how hard would that have been to implement? A shame there's no drawing tool.
Slight missed opportunity, I hope they continue to develop this further.
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#7 Posted by Powerless on 28 Sep 2006 - 21:34
- woohoo Intel'd!!!
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#8 Posted by Galley on 28 Sep 2006 - 22:32
- Dunno about the rest of you, but I want as little Microsoft software as possible on my MacBook. The only one I'd consider is Office 2007.
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#8.1 Posted by InsaneNutter on 02 Oct 2006 - 12:03
- So something is wrong with Microsoft software?
Messenger for Mac 6.0 makes it easy to take advantage of the full power of instant messaging, and it is a Universal application built to run on both PowerPC-based and Intel-based Macs. This update allows Messenger for Mac users to:
- Chat with Yahoo! Messenger contacts
- Add a status message that your personal contacts can see
- Share what you are listening to in iTunes with your personal contacts
- Create, send, and receive custom emoticons with personal contacts
- Send and receive custom animated emoticons with personal contacts
- Search for conversation histories using Spotlight
- Check the spelling in your instant messages
By using Messenger for Mac, you can see when your friends, family, coworkers, and associates at other companies are online and then communicate with them instantly. Messenger for Mac offers two types of communication services — a personal account and a corporate account.It has also been confirmed that audio and video capabilities are coming to Messenger for Mac.
The good news is that I can now publicly say that we are adding A/V support to a future release of Messenger for the Mac. I’ve personally seen the code and heard some of the status reports. I can’t speak about any sort of version or date of availability, but it is coming!