Windows Live Suite Released

The Windows Live Wire blog this morning published an entry from Chris Jones, Vice President, Windows Live Team, announcing the Windows Live suite.

Included in the suite, which will allow for a single installation of any or all of these Windows Live services, are:

Windows Live Mail (the desktop client)
Windows Live Photo Gallery
Windows Live Writer
Windows Live OneCare Family Safety
Windows Live Messenger (8.5)
Windows Live Toolbar

Windows Live Messenger 8.5 has lost the beta tag, and the version number has changed to 8.5.1288.816. So could this be the final version ?

Also Windows Live Mail has been updated to version 12.0.1365, and has several new UI changes.
One being Cleartype support, and the ability to customize the toolbar.

More changes and news will be reported later.

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