Video Chat Software Reviewed

Ryan writes "The PowerPage by way of The New York Times has a comparison of Apple's new iChatAV and Microsoft's MSN Messenger 6. My favorite quote, 'Microsoft, true to tradition, has focused on expanding its list of features, while Apple has worked toward elegance and simplicity.'"

Comments

duh

[edrugtrader]

of course MSN product is better... they are already on version 6! iChatAV doesn't even HAVE a version number! silly mac freaks.

Quote of the year

[GrenDel Fuego]

You can download them free at messenger.msn.com or apple.com/ichat, respectively, as part of a public beta test - a software company's way of saying, "Sure they're buggy, but what do you want for free?"

I believe I hear the sounds of a pissed off Gnu.

Smileys

[dk.r*nger]

Messenger 6.0 has a puking emoticon.

'nuff said.

Re:blah blah blah

[Mononoke]

If anyone uses the word "elegant" when describing Apple products again, I swear I'm going to get a gun and shoot someone.

Well, they wore out 'beleaguered'.

Manuals?

[RatBastard]

Manuals? Have you actually purchased a Microsoft product in the last ten years? You don't get any manuals. You get a "quick start" booklet and a cyanide capsule and that's it.

Needed feature

[thelandp]

But which one comes with the best auto-airbrushing feature? Many slashdot readers will no doubt need this.

Re:Useful?

[jolyonr]

I guess it depends on the size of the breasts of the person at the other end.