MSN is one of the shittiest networks I've ever used - if my messages aren't being bounced back as undeliverable, I'm being disconnected randomly. And file transfers? Get yourself a sleeping bag cause it's going to be a while. MSN also likes to start itself with windows, even if you tell it not to. I can't wait for future versions of MSN, so I can give up more of my computer to near viral software.

AIM is shittier than MSN x 10^52342342 squared. When the near viral nature of the client isn't trying to take over your system, it's choking your system with 42 different running processes in the background. AIM would be awesome if 99% of it's userbase weren't borderline mentally retarded.

Yahoo is by far THE shittiest messenger I've ever used. People might actually care about the lackluster features, and the fact that the installer crashes 9 times out of 10 if anyone actually fucking used Yahoo in the first place. The interoperability between Yahoo and MSN is the biggest joke I've ever seen. You can't send files, the webcam stuff doesn't work, and 99% of your messages will not go through anyway.

ICQ the grandaddy of the messengers is probably THE worst messenger I've ever used. If you like kiddified bullshit all over your screen and more advertisements than a russian porn site, than ICQ will really impress you. Once you stop laughing at the fact that ICQ boasts about features that have been around for years like they invented something cool, you'll realize that no one uses ICQ anymore, and even if they did, they wouldn't see your laughter over the intrusive advertisements.

So the moral of the story?

Why can't everyone use Xfire? It's the only messenger that I can truly appreciate.