Woops, it seems someone at Microsoft sat on the big bad red button, which allowed everyone to sign into Windows Live Messenger on any .net passport. When this was discovered they soon removed it, about a day too late. However, despite the mishap Windows Live Messenger is now public ... yes, no lies.

However, the team still want you to sign up with your details but instead of waiting for an invite you get instant access, no hassle at all really. In addition, with people across the world receiving emails about the beta in recent weeks the amount of users is bound to shoot up. Yet, if the user amount gets too high, they may switch back to the old system, although this is unlikely.

On a side note, hearing from some trusted sources the current beta will be the last and the final release could be at the end of April. Yet, some selected testers, who can be trusted enough not to leak the beta may receive a secret update, but I cannot reveal who these people are.

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