MSN Messenger on iChat

Hello all.
Just got my first Mac and I'm still a little lost.
On windows I always used MSN Messenger. All my friends use it.
I already downloaded it for Mac, but it is very limited in comparison. The biggest problem is that it does not support video.
I was wondering if there's a way to talk to MSN Messenger users using iChat.
If it isn't possible, maybe there's another software that will do it.
thanks
Leo

Hi
For MSN look at aMSN(video but no audio) http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14200
And Mercury(video but no audio) http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14970
To use MSN with jabber see http://allforces.com/2005/05/06/ichat-to-msn-through-jabber/ no video or audio.
Your best bet between Mac and PC is Skype
Mac version http://www.skype.com/download/skype/macosx/index.html
PC version http://www.skype.com/download/skype/windows/helloagain.html
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