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Why the Messenger v9 post was removed

Nov 22, 2007 8:36 am by Chris | 8 comments

So we took down the Messenger v9 post which we just made. If you missed it, it contained the feature list for the build which was made available to some testers earlier today, after the invites were sent out last night. As the list was posted elsewhere first, it has been removed as a courtesy to the beta team rather than a requirement.

Unfortunately for those not yet accepted into the beta, we’re not allowed to give any reason or explanation for what the status of the beta is (that is still confidential). Its a holiday weekend in the USA too, so this won’t change until next week. Suffice to say, confusing potential beta testers / enthusiasts by not providing them the courtesy of an update doesn’t sit well with us, at all.

What makes this a pointless exercise is that if anybody really want to see the feature list, its already cached in Google’s search index.

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Ehsan

It already got cached in my Google Reader ; )
Khristopher

Posted elsewhere first? Where?

The beta shouldn’t have been started until after Thanksgiving if you ask me.
foaf

The list is relatively unimpressive for a ‘x.0′ release IMHO. Its particularly missing a key feature I am hoping for – tabbed browsing. I hope the list increases in length!
quikboy

Yeah, it was already saved in my Feedburner RSS on IE7.

And foaf is right, tabbed browsing is a MUST.
CalumJR

I agree! They can do tabbed browsing in IE, so why not tabbed messenger convos!! It would definately clear up my taskbar!
paulstorm

this is early days yet with v9…
CalumJR

@ phunky: Look on Neowin.net’s forum at a certain “RebelSeans”‘ blog ;)
Khristopher

calum-r-: ya I already saw it. I guess he’s not a butterfly anymore!

and yes tabbed browsing better get implemented. I know this is a very early version of version 9 though so I wouldn’t be too concerned about it.