Better instant messenger: AIM or MSN?

[lightningandsnow]

I have both. Don't particularly have a preference. Although I've noticed that Canadians are more likely to have MSN and Americans are more likely to have AIM.

I'm trying to convince one of my far-away friends to get one of the above. Does anyone use both, or either? Have a preference?

[Wapsie B]

1. I don't think you'll find a lot of AOHell users here, although I could be wrong.

As for me I'm a Yahoo guy. :)

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. Pidgin

http://www.pidgin.im/

Throw away your AIM and MSN clients. This will replace both (and just about any other IM protocols)

[CatholicEdHead]

3. Yahoo

Use Pidgin and you can go across networks easily.

[Pierre.Suave]

4. iChat

:yoiks:

[Solon]

5. Can and string, I find that most effective...

damn kids in their modern toys! *shakes fist*

:P

[mainegreen]

6. Instant messaging is the devil's toy.

Never shall an IM client befoul my computers.

[ghostsofgiants]

7. I use both and I much prefer MSN.

[Droopy]

8. I tried AOL and didn't like it. I prefer MSN.

[Tektonik]

9. MSN is better, but I use AIM

I've used AIM for so long now that I use it by habit.

[NJmaverick]

10. What I like about MSN is that it tells you someone is typing

so you don't end up with two different conversations going on at once.