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The ad banner on this page says it:

Is that for the normal MSN Messenger we use? Or is it something else like MSN8?
Well, a good way to find out is by clicking the ad. But not being able to get that ad, I did a quick search for something similar.
Google Search Result:
MSN Instant Messenger
$1 a month. MSN Instant Messenger & more. Quick and easy download.
http://www.mp3downloadhq.com
I think the keyword here is the & more which they have convieniently left out of your ad Faizan. I imagine it is the same sort of deal. You aren’t actually paying for MSN Messenger, but for additional software they are offering to bundle in with it. If MSN Messenger started a pay service for its use, I think they would find a large number of users switching over to other IM Clients.
Go to any Microsoft page and attempt to find the text “MSN Instant Messenger”, and most likely you’ll fail. It’s always been called MSN Messenger; I’m not even sure if MSN Instant Messenger actually exists. Is this ad actually for MSN Messenger or something else?
Thanks for explaing it all Shifter. If they start charging, I’d switch to AIM or Yahoo.
That site has been brought up before. It sounds like you’re buying the software, but what you’re actually purchasing is a subscription that gives you convenient access to all the downloads in one place. In my opinion, you can get the same thing for FREE from http://www.download.com
Oh I caught the ad now, and it directed me to: http://www.mp3downloadhq.com/index_msn.asp?source=go-c12a1
Its a dollar to become a member of this site, and I agree with you here Jeff, that we can get same and probably more stuff from download.com