Actually, it's $25 yearly, or $5 for three months after. Personally, I think it's expensive, but I still use it.

Of course, the same things are available for Microsoft Instant Messenger for free.

Though why anyone would want to use that product is beyond me

ditto

I long switched to Trillian (free version) for everything. I don't hand out my phone number any more, just my IM name.

Besides, with my being online just about all the hours I'm awake, it's not like people can call me anyway

Here's the best reason to use it: The memory footprint of it, is smaller than ICQ by itself. Nevermind running 3 or 4 messangers.

Plus it has lots of features that the others dont give you.....and no banner ads.

Malakai....your reference to code changing sounds like warez to me.
That is and has been grounds for exclusion from this site.

The requests for, or promotion of warez, serialz and/or cracks will have you Exiled for failing to respect the standards of this site's community.

Many members/people here are infact the programmers/creators of these same products and do not need, or deserve having their legitimate rights to a livelihood undermined.

Please bear this in mind...

Malikai...OK, but bear it in mind that generally, code-hacking violates the product manufacturer's/author's copyright.

Similarly it is 'interesting' that there's a willingness on one hand to 'modify' code, and on the other hand your installation of OD trashed your system.

Perhaps your code altering skills were a bit lacking?...