Shoutbox

That's very much beside the point. MSN Messenger is thanks to Microsoft, and I think Patchou has some respect for the product that he has based his software on.

Weather they are rich or poor isn't really an issue here. It's about principle. Maybe think of it from their point of view. If you created a Messenger program, but millions of people were able to bypass the ads which was a source of revenue for you, would you be slightly frustrated?

As for the fact that you don't think they'll lose money, well, do you know how much they get from it? Have you seen their figures? Do you know how they distribute their money around the company? Hmmm. They've put ads their for a reason.

Other patches remove them, Patchou doesn't want to be the one who is taking away a source of their income. It's not that difficult to understand. So just happily march along and use an alternative patch if the ads bother you (I can stand MSN Messenger ads, it's the AIM ads with stupid mouse over popups that are a pain).

Would you do the same in Patchou's position? I know I would.