Publisher's Description
From Microsoft:
MSN Messenger 3.5 for Mac makes it easy to take advantage of the full power of instant messaging. By using MSN Messenger, you can see when your friends, family, and co-workers are online and then communicate with them instantly. MSN Messenger can also notify you when new messages arrive in your MSN Hotmail Inbox, if you have a Hotmail account, and provide the latest news and headlines from MSN.
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"Some strange behavior"
Version: MSN Messenger 8.0.1
Pros
Easy enough to use
Cons
Seems to sign you off because it says your signed in somewhere else?
Summary
This works OK on a Mac. But one strange behavior is that for example if I sign into my Hotmail on Safari the Messenger app signs me out? I realize their is a Messenger option in Hotmail page. But why does it sign out of Messenger? Other then that it works OK and provides a decent App.
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"Works ok, but some glitches"
Version: MSN Messenger 8.0.1
Pros
Easy to use, visually clear
Cons
The biggest issue: Not being able to identify where you're logged in if booted off because you're supposedly logged in at another location.
Summary
For the most part it works fine. But it's frustrating to try to sort out a login glitch. On the PC version, you can identify where you're logged in if at different locations. On the Mac version, however, this option isn't available. I've currently stopped using the software because of this -- I've been booted multiple times a day, even though I only use one computer to login to Messenger, and log out after using Hotmail or Windows Live. Until that glitch is solved, I'll likely use another way to access Messenger.
In reading additional reviews, I've also encountered the "Crashing upon logging in" issue, multiple times in a day at times, but not every day.
Updated on Nov 4, 2011 -
"Friendly user"
Version: MSN Messenger 8.0.1
Pros
It has everything on it.
Cons
Very slow to log in
Summary
Its a quite good application. It has the necessary things i need. Version 8 onward still has the features of the windows live but not quite surprising and more under active compared to other online messengers application.
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"Actually pretty good"
Version: MSN Messenger 8.0.1
Pros
It does what it says it'll do, it does it quite well. Audio and video chat.
Cons
Not many. It can take a while to log in, longer than YIM or iChat.
Summary
From version 8 onwards, it's actually quite a good application. Its feature set it still trails the Windows version, but that's not particularly surprising. It now video and audio chats on the public Live/Hotmail network, with Windows clients, which was the #1 complaint about the old versions. The corporate stuff has been pulled out into another app, simplifying and un-junking Messenger for the 99% of people who will never use OCS server. It also seems to be under more active development than YIM. Basically, a lot of people just don't like the Microsoft badge on it.
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"Good but crashes and has trouble logging in."
Version: MSN Messenger 8.0
Pros
Good video
Allows to finally be able to AV chat with Windows users
Okay layoutCons
Issues with logging in to account
Crashes a lot when initiating an AV chat
Lacks Winks capabilities that Windows users have
Does not show profile/avatar picturesSummary
For the most part, this is a great and long awaited application. Though it does still need some... tweaking, It's a good program I enjoy, unless I'm unable to log in or it crashes. Thx Microsoft for releasing it and enabling me to finally have AV chats with far far away friends and family.
I never upgraded to Snow Leopard. Maybe that's why mine works (most of the time) on my machine. I'm given to understand that with Snow Leopard, one can stay with 32 bits or switch to 64. Is this the case ? Which Are you ? Are we sure that Messenger 8 is compatible with your OS ??
Updated on Dec 12, 2010
I'm just curious, is all.
iMac, OS X 10.5.8, 4 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, 1TB HD, 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo -
"Crashes on launch"
Version: MSN Messenger 8.0
Pros
None since it always crashes.
Cons
Crashes on launch in Snow Leopard
Summary
Nothing more to say other than it crashes every time I try to launch it.
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"Constantly Crashed"
Version: MSN Messenger 8.0
Pros
It never worked so there is nothing positive to state.
Cons
It constantly crashed and was unable to get it to work at all. Used AppZapper to get rid of it.
Summary
It never should have gotten out of beta.
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"Almost Completely Worthless"
Version: MSN Messenger 8.0b
Pros
you can log onto msn, sometimes.
Cons
glitchy, locks up, unreliable, virtually no features
Summary
if it didn't eat up my battery i would run windows7 in virtual machine before using the mac version of messenger.
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"Very weak than windows version"
Version: MSN Messenger 7.0.2
Pros
simple interface than that of windows
Cons
status not saved. This sucks.
Menues not usable and not easily understood.Summary
I feel it is weird.
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"The worst ever"
Version: MSN Messenger 7.0.2
Pros
I like nothing about it
Cons
never tells me wen i have a new messages besides always when i stat session keep telling me that evrery contact on line "Just star session" witch is not true
Summary
msn for mac suck!
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