Images: Messenger 6.0 for the Mac
Microsoft's first native software for Intel Macs will be Messenger 6.0, due later this year.
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Messenger 6.0 - contact lists
Microsoft's Messenger for Mac 6.0, due later this year, will provide separate windows to help users keep business and personal contacts separate.
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Messenger 6.0 - Yahoo interoperability
Users of the Microsoft IM application will be able to trade messages with friends on Yahoo Messenger.
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Messenger 6.0 - music
The "What I'm Listening to Now" feature will let people see what a Messenger 6.0 user is listening to on Apple Computer's iTunes software.
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Messenger 6.0 - emoticons
In the personal user format, people will be able to create custom emoticons and a personal display message.
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