http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspxLast night Yahoo launched a new beta, its WPF powered IM client - Yahoo Messenger for Vista . A demo was shown at CES in January 2007, however performance was noted to be poor and as a result there has been a 12 month delay in getting the first beta outenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6940Fri, 07 Dec 2007 20:58:32 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6940zaf<p>The messenger overall looks very cool..</p> <p>I wish I had vista then i might have tried it</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6940" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6938Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:44:13 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6938vipwoody<p>It is still so buggy, and when scrolling down through your contact list, it somehow freezes. I can not do Yahoo! phone calls from it. But not bad for the first beta.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6938" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6934Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:11:18 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6934quikboy<p>I like WLM as one of the most better IM clients so far, but it still lacks:</p> <p>Better bulit-in emoticons - Y! does a better job with showing real emotions.</p> <p>Tabbed browsing.</p> <p>And an official Sidebar or any gadget. Microsoft is really slow to work in enhancing their own integrations. Sad.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6934" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6929Fri, 07 Dec 2007 03:03:45 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6929John Caboose<p>It looks great, I wish I could use it with my Live ID though. &nbsp;</p> <p>Seems pretty useless since I don't have any contacts or anything on my Yahoo! ID.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6929" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6928Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:56:36 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6928JoeM<p>I am running WLM 9.0 and the new yahoo messenger side by side. &nbsp;Yahoo uses 19MB with WLM using 36MB, and WLM 8.5 using 28MB of ram. &nbsp;Yahoo runs quick has fast.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6928" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6923Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:06:01 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6923ScottIsAFool<p>Will be interesting to see when (if) MS do something similar for Messenger. Will I hold my breath...? Probably not ;)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6923" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6922Fri, 07 Dec 2007 02:04:16 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6922Nick<p>Looks good, the earlier screenshots looked better tho</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6922" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6921Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:49:30 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6921Chris<p>Nope, but its relevant for WL as Yahoo Messenger is a competing product. </p> <p>We can just sit around drinking kool aid all day if you want though ;)</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6921" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6920Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:15:47 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6920Khristopher<p>Is Liveside turning into just another tech site? :(</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6920" width="1" height="1">http://www.liveside.net/main/archive/2007/12/06/yahoo-launches-messenger-for-vista.aspx#6919Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:13:00 GMT56c526a3-1f9b-4262-a0cc-2de2ce4c7619:6919Alex<p>Wow, that is one slow Messenger... too bad, it looks pretty cool, but it's slowness... just a pity.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://www.liveside.net/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6919" width="1" height="1">