messenger 7 - subscription required for video?

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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?

 

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Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger (More info?)

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.
____________________________________________
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Messenger/MSN Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
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"adam harbour" <aharbour@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> 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?