Microsoft Releases Messenger for the Mac 7
Don’t worry, i don’t actually use Messenger for the Mac on a regular basis, only when a new version comes out and i want to see if anything at all has been improved. On an everyday basis i use the amazing Adium IM client. The one big thing that is lacking in pretty much every 3rd party MSN client is webcam support. For some odd reasons, Messenger for the Mac is missing it to. I really don’t understand this as almost every Mac sold has a built in webcam, so there is no reason not to have Webcam support. I was hoping that the new release would have it but of course Microsoft keeps up its regular deal and just disappoints me. Another thing that i really don’t like is that the notifications that the program uses aren’t done through the fairly standard Growl but instead Microsoft’s own unique “solution”. On top of it all, the interface is completely fugly. It doesn’t fit in with the mac interface at all. At least Office 2008 does a good job of fitting in. I give Messenger for the Mac 7 an EPIC FAIL
Edit: It actually does have video/audio capabilities but for some odd reason its only in the Corporate version aka no use for any regular consumer