MSN Messenger on Macbook Pro

Hi, I'm considering buying a macbook pro. I currently have windows xp laptop. Is it possible to have a msn messenger with hotmail accounts on Mac's???

Hi,
Yes.
The Mac version that is currently available as a download of MSN Messenger does not do Video chats though.
There is a beta of version 8 that is supposed to that you can access on the Microsoft site. (reports in the Comments on the page are mixed).
7:19 PM Monday; March 29, 2010

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