The Live Messenger team has finally released the well awaited v9 for the new Messenger platform. Currently the download is only offered to a selected few Butterfly Beta testers, this is the email sent to the butterflies:
Hello from the Windows Live Messenger Team!
We’ve been hard at work building the foundation for Windows Live Messenger 9.0, we’d like to give you a look at what we’ve built and ask what you think. We’re running a small private beta to get early feedback on the new features we’ve built and get wider test coverage of the build.
As a valued member of the Butterfly/MVP community, you are invited to participate in the Messenger 9.0 Beta0 program. You’ll have access to an early 9.0 build, a private newsgroup just for Windows Live Messenger beta testers, and the ability to send bugs directly to the product team. The build you’ll be beta testing with is a very early build, so it may be less stable than beta builds you’ve tried in the past. We’re telling you this upfront so you know what you’re getting into. If you’re not sure about trying a not-quite polished build, maybe this beta isn’t for you. If you’re ready to dig in and explore this build with us, follow the below instructions to join.
Here are some of the changes you’ll see in 9.0:
· Sign-in and messaging in multiple locations – be logged into Messenger from more than one computer at the same time!
· Signature sounds – choose the sound your friends here when you log in, and customize the sounds you hear in Messenger
· Animated user tiles
Please note that this is a private beta for a very small audience only – Windows Live Messenger 9.0 isn’t ready for wide distribution yet. By entering the beta, you’re agreeing to use the client and send us feedback, and to not share it with anyone else. Doing so is against the Terms of Use. If the build gets out too widely and starts causing problems on the service we may have to shut it down. We don’t want to do that and we know you don’t want that to happen, so please keep it to yourself.
Check out the Release Notes to find out what’s new in this build and the list of known issues. This beta is a very early build, so you may find that it’s less stable than beta clients you’ve tried in the past. The Known Issues list will tell you where you may run into more disruptive bugs. If you think you’ve found a bug, check there before filing it in the bug form.
As usual the warning was ignored by some bad butterflies and the build was leaked.
