Re:I tried the Beta (Score 1)

Are you based in Quebec? I live in Germany and so the Windows Live interface is in German language by default since it obviously runs across a .de server and so the language is geared to the country server (AOL and Google also follow the same terrible practice in Germany). There is a settings menu item (paramètres in French) to the right top of the Windows Live interface where you can select English as your language.