Guest writer Ricky Cadden's been itching to do this for a while - so we said go ahead. In this detailed head to head, he compares the two top commercial instant messaging clients, IM+ and Agile Messenger. They're closely matched, but one package pulls ahead at the end by virtue of keeping Ricky informed better even when it's in the background.

"Both applications are strikingly similar and offer a lot of the same functionality. The two main windows that you'll use are the Buddy List window and the Chat/IM window. I've included side-by-side screenshots, along with some commentary describing the differences. Hopefully this will give you a better idea of the features of each, and help in your decision for the ultimate IM app for your S60 device.  "

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