I agree with you guys, he needs a slap.
Means I can't use sounds with him, and the most annoying is not being able to use text formatting with him (bold, colours etc).
I agree that less is more, when it comes to installing stuff, but I think he is just making an excuse. Does him no harm to install it, and would allow him to "Experience the complete Messenger"™.
Nothing I do seems to make that 280Kb increase at the minute