According to picturepan2 from Windows X’s Shrine, an “interior guy” has informed him Windows Live Messenger 8.1 is set to be released on January 25th.
News like this pops up with every new version, most of the time it is speculation and never official. In many cases when it did have an intended release date, it would be delayed by a few days.
To find out what’s new in version 8.1, check out Nicole’s post at the Messenger team blog and the Windows Live Ideas page
A little late to report (I was watching the World Cup
) but finally the day has come when Windows Live Messenger is final. Sporting mainly bug fixes over the last beta release, it’s available for download from messenger.live.com. For languages other than English, head over to Mess with MSN Messenger for many links.
The full version number is 8.0.0787. Check out the official press release and a Q&A session with Martin Taylor, Microsoft Corporate Vice President of Windows Live and MSN.