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Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0

by Scott McNulty Sep 27th 2006 at 5:00PM

Microsoft has just released its first Universal application: Microsoft Messenger for Mac 6.0. New in 6.0, besides the fact that it is Universal, are the following features:
  • You can chat with Yahoo! Messenger buddies
  • Add status messages
  • You can display what is currently playing in iTunes
  • Custom emoticons
  • Spotlight integration
  • spell checking
At my day job we use Microsoft Office Live Communications Server, so I am in Messenger a lot. Sadly, they haven't fixed my two complaints:
  • I can't set a 'note' like I can on the Windows version (unless I am just daft)
  • Every time you initiate a chat with someone you get a long winded message telling you not to give out your credit card number to people on IM
Microsoft, if you are listening, please fix these two little issues for me. Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who sent this in.


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NavStar

How am supposed to show of my penis without webcam support? Geez! Thanks a lot, Microsoft. (which is ironicaly, the same name as my wiener)

September 29 2006 at 1:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Hannah

Please someone tell me what i'm doing wrong. I have downloaded messenger 6.0 over again and i just can't get into it!! I have the icon on theh desktop, but no messenger! SOS!

September 29 2006 at 11:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mark

Anyone else think that Microsoft has maybe one fingerless coding monkey working on Messenger for Mac? In 4 years they've released like two "major" updates that have added basically no functionality...

Yeah... ADIUM it is.

September 29 2006 at 9:04 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dane

Anyone else getting the slowest status bar in the world that says 'upgrading conversation history' ? We're talking 20-30 minutes here ...

September 28 2006 at 11:32 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
joppe

axel: Two words: ULTRASLOW FILETRANSFERS

September 28 2006 at 10:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mikeWhyment

and it crashes every time I try to open it

September 28 2006 at 9:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mars

Adium all the way!

September 28 2006 at 6:26 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Axel

One word: ADIUM

September 28 2006 at 4:09 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Andrea

OMG It's awfull. I can't believe how AWFULL it is! The BIG BLUE send button makes my eyes hurt :( I'll stick with Adium!

September 27 2006 at 9:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Peter

Ã…ctually the first universal binary released by Microsoft was the intellimouse explorer driver package and pref pane, a few months ago. Yes, I know, fascinating.

September 27 2006 at 8:22 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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