IChat to support Hotmail?

Hi,
Just wanted to put my suggestion to everyone. Hope to be around here more.
Microsoft messenger 7 and 6 is really poor! It makes the Keyboard crash, constantly exits sometimes and doesn't even support Video calls.
Will iChat ever support Hotmail (MSN) accounts? this would save my day. The only bit of software/hardware I have is that program and it would be wonderful to get away from Microsoft all together but unfortunately I need MSN messenger to talk to my friends/colleagues. Some of my colleagues use iChat/AIM so Im always using that but I have to almost always have Microsoft Messenger open.
Tell me what you think.
- Joby.

Joby Kent wrote:
ah ok, that was helpful.. but shouldn't Apple launch some better forums?
Apple has chosen to make these forums for user-to-user tech support. If you want to make suggestions for products try here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/
In particular, here:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ichat.html

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