Does the new Windows Live Messenger 'Suck'? Page 2

Started by The Exorcist April 16th, 2009 2:57 AM
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twocows

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Michigan
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Posted April 30th, 2021
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When it comes to software design and layout, I'm strictly a minimalist. MSN's new update makes it feel more bloated than ever, compared to what I usually use (Pidgin). I didn't mind the old (pre-Vista) interface so much, but this new one makes me want to use MSN even less.
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Archer

NSW, Australia
Seen January 26th, 2020
Posted January 5th, 2020
3,956 posts
16.6 Years
It has no webcam functionality with users who don't have WLM 2009. Ergo, yeah, it does suck, in my opinion, as the person I regularly webcam with is a Mac user. Dx
That's a shame, they do need to fix that.

I took me a while to get used to it, but now I love it. The layout, in my option is better than the previous versions. The extra customisation with the themes is great. I understand that this was available before, with Plus!, but I find Microsoft's approach much cleaner.

I just know I'm going to cop a hiding for this, but in most cases, I love the standard Windows applications. This of course, doesn't apply to IE.

Amaruuk

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I have never had MSN before until I got it the other day so I can chat with my PC friends on it, but I must say it's totally out there compared to what I'm used to (Yahoo, and before that, AIM).

The biggest gripe I have is like what twocows said - it's bloated. Everything about it is unnecessarily bulky and cushioned with excessive space, especially in the main window. I wish there were more options to shrink fonts or something, and an option to get rid of the giant email icon, since I never intend to use it and it just takes up space.

Aside from that, I quite like it so far, though I haven't gotten to really try out too many of the features.




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JP

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Seen December 13th, 2019
Posted February 27th, 2019
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I don't really mind it, though I can't say much about it because ever since it the first "WLM" version came out, I haven't really been able to properly stay connected to the damn service, so I end up just not even using it.

LethalTexture

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Seen October 4th, 2020
Posted October 3rd, 2020
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I use the new version, and I've never had any problems with it. I personally think that it feels more advanced and grown-up to use.

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Matsubara, Japan
Seen October 30th, 2021
Posted January 4th, 2014
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18.6 Years
It does have one thing that annoys me. The DP n stuff are on the left, not the right on the convo D: That's annoying lol. Otherwise, meh...I use it to talk to people so idc.
These small things bother me as well.
Small changes like this is the reason why we cannot have good things.