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aMSN 0.95 Released

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the not-many-free-things-are-still-ad-free dept.

An anonymous reader writes "After more than a year since their last update aMSN has published version 0.95. New features include 'webcam support, tabbed chat windows, improved skin plugin support, new file transfer protocol, many new plugins (like Ink and Nudge support), an improved bug report system, as well as LOTS of bug fixes.' In addition to many new features and fixes the aMSN site has been given a face lift to (hopefully) facilitate ease of use."

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  1. OK, there is NO WAY... by mcg1969 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    this software is going to be able to keep its name if it gets even remotely popular. I can't help but think Microsoft will come down on him hard.

  2. Re:Gaim? MS-messenger? by Justin205 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Very true. Canada seems to be going much the same way as Britain. Most people I know in Canada use MSN messenger exclusively. Whereas more of the people I know online (mainly Americans) tend towards AIM and/or YIM.

    It's really interesting, actually... To talk to people all over the world you generally need AIM and MSN. Perhaps YIM, but the people who *only* use YIM are few and far between.

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  3. Re:Gaim? MS-messenger? by HishamMuhammad · · Score: 4, Interesting

    It would be nice to make a map with the geographical spread.

    I live in Brazil. My only exclusively-AIM-or-Yahoo contacts are from people in the US. Most of my list is still ICQ because that was the "big one" here years ago, and I say "still" because most new users go to MSN and lots of the ICQ "early adopters" (me included) now have MSN accounts as well. So, I guess in order of popularity, it's:

    USA: AIM, Yahoo, MSN, ICQ
    Brazil: MSN, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo

    Other countries, anyone?

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