trillian: superb messenger
My favorite messenger is currently developing it’s Astra version. I first heard about this ultimate messenger from my lover way back 2002 and from then on I fell inlove with trillian. As far as I know they’re the first one who had this kind of multi platform messenger. During those times there’s no meebo, pigdgin, miranda etc yet 
This messenger is superb! The best! Yeah I know there are differences though with the original messenger like for instance on yahoo you can use this audible, photo sharing unlike on yahoo version of trillian but I don’t care the most important is I can use as many messenger I want in just one messenger(trillian). But comparing with other multi-platform messenger, nothing compares with trillian, I’ve tried most of them :P. I know time will come that they’ll be able to include those features on trillian 
I’m really excited about this new version Astra. It’s on alpha testing yet. I’ll give you some glimpse about it. You can also checkout their site for more info http://blog.ceruleanstudios.com/
Build 79 is now available. This build fixes a large number of issues with the Jabber/Google Talk plugins and introduces MUC and file transfer support for Jabber. As a side effect of supporting these features, we’ve freshened up our support for x:data forms and exposed generic interface building routines within the Trillian Plugin API. We’ve also finalized our chat room browser API, as extensions to it were necessary in order to properly support MUC. Lastly, the Astra Contact editing tool has been cleaned up and finalized to fit better within the general profile editing experience. - trillian
