AOL Instant Messager Recommendations?

[poboxjosh]

being able to to link screennames and keep one screenname buddy list up while talking with the other one.

 

[TXMazdaSpeeder]

i don't think no ads would work unless u guys paid $$ =P sorry..

if you could just cut down on the pornography bots it'd help greatly. i dont mind ads for using a free program but a computer IM-ing me wanting to visit a webcam website every 15 minutes is just f-ing rediculous.

 

[RyanJayG]

sorry, but you couldn't pay me to switch from Trillian Pro to AIM

 

[skilletrx]

lol r u guys talkin about that mariah-tf-.us.. something like that? where shes like mmm im sexy check me out, but convert all the dashes to dots?

 

[jersey_emt]

i don't think no ads would work unless u guys paid $$ =P sorry..

Then you will never me going back to an AOL-supplied client.

I'll stick with the free alternatives. It's just not worth it to run bloated, inefficiently-written software with advertisements that is chock full of spyware.

You guys are trying to put too many features into your INSTANT MESSENGER client. You've long ago lost sight of your goal. The AOL IM client runs like crap on every computer I've installed it on.

Spend the time fixing what you have before you go off adding more 'features' and making things even worse than they are.