You're entitled to having your opinion. But it really annoys me when you go around stuffing your opinion into people's faces as if there is no other opinion that can possibly be right.
From what I've seen of
Messenger Plus! - it's the most stable product out there. Even IN beta. From what I've seen of
Messenger:Mate - since I've last seen it, it's really unstable and who would pay for features that Messenger Plus! does for free?
If you HAVE to recommend Messenger:Mate then I HAVE to recommend
MSN Shell. Even though I am an avid supporter and user of Patchou and Messenger Plus!.
Let's go through the Messenger:Mate for MSN Messenger feature list.
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Tab Manager
add/remove/reposition the tabs that appear in the Messenger Contact List. You can browse online for existing tabs, add any of Messenger's default tabs or create and then add your own custom tabs.
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MSN Shell can do this and a lot of other "cool" things. And the most important point is,
it doesn't cost any user a cent. Unlike Messenger:Mate, where you have to buy the product.
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Clone Messenger
start a new instance of Messenger so you can log in with a different email address.
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MSN Shell can do this, as can patches and loaders out there for
FREE. But the most important point I can make is, did you know this is illegal? You are not allowed to modify Microsoft's software, as per stated in their EULA - which you HAVE to agree to in order to install MSN Messenger.
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Lock Messenger
prevent others from using a running instance of Messenger by locking it with a password. While Messenger is locked you will still be able to receive new Messages and alerts which will be displayed only when Messenger is unlocked.
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Messenger Plus! does this. It was the first to do this and it does it for
FREE. What more can I possibly say?
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Log Manager
view and manage all text and HTML logs through a single interface. All logs are displayed with the time the conversation started on the date they occurred and you can view logs by session, day or user and also delete logs by each of those categories.
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Once again, Messenger Plus! does this for
FREE. And was the FIRST addon for MSN Messenger to do this.
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When signing in, set my status to...
an option to set the initial status whenever Messenger signs in.
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MSN Proxy does this for
FREE and so do a plethora of other addons available for MSN Messenger. Also, MSN Messenger 7 has this included as a feature.
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Snap contact list window to screen edges
an option to enable the contact list window to automatically snap to the edge of your screen when it's moved or resized within proximity of the screen edge.
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Messenger Plus! does this and was the first to do so. Oh guess what? It does this for
FREE too!
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Hide advertisement window in contact list
an option to hide the advertisement pane at the bottom of the contact list and also stretch the contents of the list to cover the area the pane occupied.
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Contraversally illegal. Besides that, there are many patches, loaders and add-ons that offer this functionality - for
FREE!
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Dock the contact list on the left/right side of the screen
an option to allow the contact list to be docked to one of the screen edges just like the Windows Taskbar. Docking will ensure the contact list is always on screen and that no other application window covers it up. You can select which side (left or right) of the screen to dock the contact list on.
Auto hide the docked contact list
an option to allow the contact list to auto hide just like the Windows Taskbar can. You can also adjust the speed at which it is shown/hidden.
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I'm getting bored of saying this. MSN Shell does this for
FREE.
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Log chats in text
an option to enable all conversations to be logged in plain text.
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Once again, Messenger Plus! had this first - for
FREE.
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Add time stamp to logs
an option to insert a time stamp at the start of each message in logged chats.
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And this.
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Add time stamp in conversations
an option to insert a time stamp at the start of each message in an Instant Message window.
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Messenger Plus! has this when using StuffPlug-NG(2) with it. Oh, the wonderful uses of plugins. It's
FREE too.
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Group IM windows
an option to have all Instant Message windows grouped together under one common window, clearing up Taskbar clutter when numerous Instant Message windows are open.
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A number of add-ons can do this for
FREE. Including Messenger Plus!'s plugins.
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Away Messages
add personalised messages to send to your contacts when you're away. Each message can additionaly set your friendly display name for that personal touch.
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Messenger Plus! had this first, does it for
FREE and does it better.
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Instant Message Shortcuts
use IRC style shortcuts such as /status or /name to quickly change your status or friendly display name directly from an Instant Message window.
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Yet another first for Messenger Plus!. It does it for
FREE too.
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As you can see, why spend money on a product that does things that free applications do too - if not better?
Thank you for your time.
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