Do you think Microsoft's Live Messenger will be a big hit?

akylesh · #1 (**permalink**) 20th June 2006, 03:36 AM

Got a scoop about Microsoft's Live Messenger,
what's your say about it?

(from)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com

Microsoft's instant messaging service,
once basically a toy for kids, has been redesigned as a business tool,
and is being unveiled in 60 countries today.

The first of the company's new Windows Live series of applications,
Live Messenger is leaving its original teen market behind.
It now has such business-friendly features as free voice-over-Internet calls,
improved voice and video capabilities,
a unified contact list and the ability to share folders with contacts.

The Windows Live series, which Microsoft describes as "a new set of
personal Internet services and software," represents the company's
desire to "bring together ... all the relationships, information and interests
people care about most, with enhanced safety and security features
across their PC, devices and the Web," Windows Live vice-president
Martin Taylor said in a statement.

Windows Live Messenger is also integrated for Internet activities such
as e-mail, blog, search and other services.

Among its features, Windows Live Messenger includes video call, a free
audio and video service powered by Logitech International, which allows
customers to talk in full-screen video; a new line of web cams made by
Microsoft called LifeCams that are optimized for the software and offer
one-touch video calling; a LifeCam Dashboard for camera controls and
One-Touch Blogging for posting pictures to Windows Live Spaces.

A new feature is the ability to share files; users can drag and drop files
from designated folders onto their own machines.

Contact information is integrated into Live Messenger, Live Mail and MSN
Spaces, and will, also integrate with other Microsoft services, such as Live
Search, Live Local, Live Mail and MSN Spaces, which Microsoft has said it
would roll out soon.

Microsoft's MSN Messenger will be moving its 465 million unique users per
month to the new product. It is downloadable for free from
www.ideas.live.com

varchar · #2 (**permalink**) 21st June 2006, 06:47 AM

I use it and I can say with conviction that it's the best version of Microsoft's messenger to date - but only just.

The GUI is so much nicer, but it comes with a price. It hogs resources like nothing I've ever seen. It's so much sleeker than the previous versions. The new messenger has so many tweaking abilities and options that youâ€™ll spend a whole lot of time just exploring its many applications.

There's not really any advance to the technology, but with the high spec hardware people seem to have nowadays, it should be fine.

deankinton · #3 (**permalink**) 22nd June 2006, 05:10 AM

once again i aggree with edd it is the best to date

astros99 · #4 (**permalink**) 3rd November 2006, 10:02 AM

I've been using it for a while. I like it and its the best thing theyve made but it can certainly be better. I'm just waiting for google-talk to have improvements because google talk is really good. Its good for just simple messages and the voice chat is really clear. I hope soon it will add more features and then take over the other messengers, just like google is taking over must stuff these days.

mini_0 · #5 (**permalink**) 16th April 2007, 10:00 AM

Well , I certainly do not agree to it as the best version . because it has a lot many problems coming with it .
Read on here : Why Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger Won’t Succeed - PaulStamatiou.com
It list amny problems which , I agree to most of them , it is not that i hate microsoft , it is just that most of its new releases are just not living up to the hype tha they are creating .