Messenger Live Beta Transformed (By Feedback?)

Messenger Live Beta, new version The Live Messenger Beta asked me last night if I wanted to update to a new version.  I'm glad I did!!

A few weeks ago I sent the Messenger team some feedback based on the experiences of my friends and family who are using the beta.

My youngest sister -- a hardcore MSN Messenger user -- was so turned off by the beta that she went back to the previous version.  Three specific pieces of feedback she gave were:

  • The main window is cluttered.
    At least now you can hide the Tabs.
  • The main window's advertisement is enormous!
    It's still really annoying, but at least it's better
  • The new icons are confusing.
    They've reverted to much more familiar icons in this version.

Of course they get heaps of feedback - but it's nice to feel like you've made an impact :)

Hooray!

[Update: Sorry, I'm all out of Messenger Beta invites... I wish I had more invites and could offer them here.  Try here.]