We managed to get our greedy little hands on MSN Messenger 8 and since we love all of you, we've posted screenshots of it running live from my computer. Please do not Email me asking (or even begging) to see where you can download it; I can't tell you (sorry!). I was shiped the first build, meaning that all features promised in v.8 may not be working yet. To your left is the login screen of MSN Messenger 8. As you can see, it has a huge UI makeover. I love that orange look with the grey. To your right is your buddy list. This too, has gone through a makeover. Moving your mouse over the contact shows some quick information that you may have been looking for. As you can see, my information is behind a nice looking orange. With Messenger 8, however, you can change the color (you can change it to the normal colors, blue, red, purple, ect.).

There are some new features in MSN Messenger 8 such as: MSN Phone. This software doesn't yet work in this build, but it will be in the final public release of MSN Messenger 8.

I'm guessing they're basing this on the code of that VoIP company that they bought awhile ago (who knows?). As for the launch of Live.com: I'm not sure if this will stay MSN Messenger 8 because of Microsoft changing the MSN brand around. It might become Live.com Messenger or something like that. As I said before, please do not Email me or leave comments asking for the download location or how I got it: I can't tell you! However, when MSN Messenger comes out, I'll tell you.

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