After a long wait, Microsoft will be posting the first public release of Messenger 7 beta today. The public beta will carry the same build number as the most recent private beta build, (7.0.0425) and will be available for all to download directly from Microsoft.
Microsoft sent a letter to private beta testers today announcing the release to the general public:
Today (December 1st, 2004), Microsoft is launching the MSN Messenger Beta to the general public. In order to improve the performance and stability of our product we are deploying the beta build more widely to perform more server scale testing.
Update: Microsoft has pulled the official public beta site and downloads until further notice. Stay with Neowin for the latest developments.
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