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Windows Live Messenger | AOL Instant Messenger | Skype | Yahoo Messenger | ICQ | Tencent QQ (China) |
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| Developed by | Microsoft | AOL | Skype Limited | Yahoo! | Mirabilis | Tencent Holdings Limited |
| Latest Version | 8.5.1302.1018 | 6.8.10.1 | 3.8.0.139 (Windows) 2.7.0.330 (Mac OS X) 2.0.0.72 (Linux) 2.2.0.37 (Windows Mobile) | 8.1.0.421(Windows) 2.5.3 (Mac OS X) | 6.0.6063 | QQ 2008 Formal Edition |
| Beta Version | 9.0.1407.1107 | 6.8.7.7 | 4.0.0.150 (Windows) | 9.0.0.1389 (Windows XP and earlier) 1.2.0.1029 (Windows Vista) 3.0b3 build 98855 (Mac OS X) | None | QQ 2009 Preview |
| Website | http://messenger.live.com | http://www.aim.com | http://www.skype.com/ | http://messenger.yahoo.com | http://www.icq.com/ | http://im.qq.com/index2.shtml |
| Logo |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| File sharing? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SMS texting? | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| PC to Phone Calling? | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Games? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IM File Scanning Option? | Yes, Windows Live OneCare | Yes, via any Anti-Malware | No | Yes, with Norton Antivirus | No | No |
| 3rd Party Patches | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| Color Schemes? | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes, need 3rd party software | No |
| Video Chatting? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ads? | Yes, Can be removed via patches | Yes | Yes, Can be removed | Yes, can be removed | Yes, can be removed | Yes |
| Supports Windows? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Supports Mac OS X? | No | Yes, Only Older Versions | Yes | Yes | Yes, Only Older Versions | Yes, Beta |
| Supports Linux? | No | Yes, Only Older Versions | Yes | No | No | No |
| Supports Windows Mobile? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, via Yahoo2Go | Yes | No |
| Support Palm? | Yes, Only Older Versions | Yes | No, but coming soon | No | Yes | No |
| Emoticons? | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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