Internationalization:
Currently in MSN Messenger all versions, even in version 7 beta when you are located in a country or region in which there is no localised version of an MSN Messenger tab, such as shopping, cars, etc, the tab is not shown at all. Even MSN Alerts are not available simply because MSN Messenger does not have a localized tab for them in my country. However, as we all know Alerts are 100'% operational even from countries in which there is no localisation interface for them. So, why disable them. Not only Alerts but it seems that everything gets disabled, including news, shopping, even the new MSN Search. Games and activities are also different and less in number in my country. Why? I could have used the English version of them perfectly if I was given the chance. I do not mind not having a localised version. At least let me choose if I would like to have my localised version or if I would prefer the English one.
My suggestion is if there is a feature which is not localised to show the English version by default. In this way we will get the full benefits of MSN Messenger 7, the full feature set, without having to wait for every feature to be localised, especially since this wait might be looong indeed. Some people like myself, download the English version of Messenger anyway. Why shouldn't we get most tabs or features because of our country or region? If we have downloaded the English version Of MSN Messenger in the first place, it means that we do not mind viewing some English content if the content is not available for our country.
So, make all features and tabs work in every country, even though most of them might not be localised yet.
Servey:
It is also funny that on the MSN Messenger 7 beta servey there is the following question:
What service are you using:
1. MSN Messenger only,
2. MSN Hotmail only,
3. I am a paying subscriber and
4. Not sure.
What if I am both an MSN Messenger and a Hotamil user? Who writes these serveys anyway? Why haven't they notice such an apparent error themselves?
In any case the support is horrible or in the case of Hotmail, none existent. Too bad!