messenger 7 - subscription required for video?

[adam harbour]

Hi
I was just playing around with a copy of MSN messenger 7.
When I initiated a video conf I noticed 2 things:

1. it went through a server using the same service the current messenger
does for the "view webcam" (xp version)

2. It mentioned that it was a free trial


does anyone know if the direct video to video is being removed
(it is currently only available in the xp version)

If it is removed can they force a subscription - I would not pay for
it that is for sure.

Would we be able to continue to use 6.2 to avoid this?

 

[Jonathan Kay [MVP]]

Greetings Adam,

They're still working out the details of this, so anything I tell you now may be inaccurate
in the very near future.
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