Why has iMessage been replaced by iChat?

Suddenly iMessage quit working and next I know it has been replaced by iChat. This is very annoying since iChat isn't at all like iMessage and I thought it was supposed to be the other way around, isn't iChat supposed to replace iMessage? If I can't have iMessage I sure don't want iChat.

Messages was included on Mountain Lion in order to get iMessage compatibility with iChat, because Messages has got all the iChat features and iMessage support. See > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5395
If you're using Lion, you must know that the Lion version was only a beta that expired this month, so you have to upgrade to Mountain Lion to get Messages. If not, open Messages > Uninstall Messages to get iChat instead of Messages

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