How much of Threedegrees builds on whats already in Windows XP, such as Windows Messenger?
The thing it builds on most is MSN Messenger. You have to use MSN Messenger 5. One way it’s been referred to is “extreme instant messaging.” A few people have called it that, at least internally. No one has called it that externally. I think that’s the thing people in this age group really gravitate to is the communications tool, really socializing through the instant messenger. This really builds on that experience. What are you looking for in this beta? The goal of our beta is completely about learning. This is a really new experience, and we want to get this in front of customers. We want to learn from them how they like the actual experience, what they like or what they want changed. That’s the whole point of getting the beta out. We want to continue the Dialogue we started with customers in a broader way. Why did you choose the features that you did? The core thing for us in the beginning was to get groups formed and have activities they can do. Winks is an activity where they can
