This has not been confirmed yet. You can't say that they have 'stole' the feature idea, because this and tabbed chatting has been one of the most requested features to be added to MSN Messenger. I'm sure they know that away messages are apart of Messenger Plus!, but I hardly consider them to be 'stealing' it. They are finally listening to what people want, but it has taken years for them to listen to us. At least we know that are feedback is being taken seriously .
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