One particular question in a
Windows Live Messenger Beta Survey, recently sent out to a certain amount of Messenger users in the United Kingdom, tells us what's on the menu for future versions of the software.
Microsoft is asking which one feature should be the next thing added, offering a choice between
tabbed conversation windows, user interface
skins, custom
status/away messages,
seperate statuses for each group of contacts, or a
faster login time.
Because the login time seems reasonable now, and status/away messages are already achievable via alternative methods, I'd personally opt for
Messenger skins. Though I'm sure tabbed chats and, to a lesser extent, group-specific statuses will get a lot of votes too. Have a look at the
survey yourself if you want, but don't bother completing it because it won't register your answers without a valid ID-tag.