Microsoft done with current Messenger for Mac client, whole new app due next year

I have Messenger on my MAC and have not been able to use the telephone part. However, I also have SKYPE on my MAC and I really don't need messenger, but some friends wanted me to try it. If you have trouble with Messenger - don't worry just download SKYPE it works excellently and I use it all over German, America and Turkey so far. I have no problem at all and it is FREE to download too.

Hey Bill? We Have Been With Microsoft Messenger For What? A Year And Wheres The webcam compability. I Think Theres More Chance Of Using A Mac Webcam That Comes WIth The Mac That Getting A XP Or Vista Desktop And Getting A Webcam Just To Use Windows Live Messenger!!!!!

I really wouldn't worry about another messenger for mac at all. It's the lack of video!!!!!
another mac expert (I'm not one hehehe) is on the following url
http://www.roumorscoffee@com

I'm waiting for a way to find a program With video, most of my family live in Denmark and all they use is msn. otherwise in the us I use ichat/aim which works well. yahoo also does not support/ interuse with msn, but otherwise yahoo works well with my mac.
Proprietary: stinks!!!

better discontinue this, if someone need a good Mesenger, don't trust M$

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iChat can, with a bit of work, chat to people on the MSN network through Jabber... and it can chat to people on Google Talk and AIM.

And on top of all that, you can chat to people on your local network without having to set anything up.... I don't see anything about any Microsoft IM application that would make me want to switch back.

I wish people would stop with the "and seriously-- why would you use a client like Messenger when you've got iChat and Adium anyway?". We don't have a choice. I'm the only person I know who uses a Mac, and no one that I know uses any other protocol.

I read the article, it seemed to be talking about windows live messenger when it came to the multiple protocols.

Ah, and also, if Apple put in MSN support for their iChat client, then we'd all be set. One app to do it all. Adium is great, but lacks a few features everyone else has, Microsoft Messenger for Mac is an embarrassment and needs to be dealt with, and iChat could use a wider array of support for other protocol.

I personally use Adium. It does my Google Talk and MSN handling for me and is nice and customizable. I don't like Messenger for Mac cause it doesn't support the basic features that WLM has (neither does Adium... but Adium is at least in development). Its about time MS made a decision on what to do with MMforM. Its bulky, has bugs, doesn't support the basic features people look for in MSN, and therefore just generally sucks. The only reason why I'm using it right now is cause Adium is having some issue with the MSN client and I can't use it. I'd like to see Adium pick up support for more basic features for video and audio chat soon as well. At least somethings being done now.