Why would somebody who only uses msn messegner switch to something like adium?

Why would somebody who only uses msn messegner switch to something like adium? People are always hounding about how everybody should use Pidgin or Adium or messenger-of-the-week 'x'. But why? For users who only use one or two services, is there any reason to switch?
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Guest [Entry]

No advertising and a ten-fold improvement in application startup time are my reasons. The plugins and themes with Pidgin are attractive, as well.

Guest [Entry]

"I switched away from pidgin; I now use google talk and an MSN transport for my MSN chatting because

I can use it on any PC with a java-script enabled browser by simply opening gmail
I can connect to Google Talk with my
smart phone by running fring
The chat logs are safely stored in gmail rather than
scattered around all the devices I use
I can search the logs the same way I
search my mails"

Guest [Entry]

I use Miranda IM instead of MSN Messenger because the UI is a lot smaller and cleaner looking. And mainly when it's up on my screen at work, it doesn't look like I'm fooling around. Also, it has a bunch of plugins, adding features the other clients don't have.

Guest [Entry]

"I use Adium on OS X for the following reasons:

Better integration with Growl for message notifications
Much more themeable, I have very good control over the chat UI
Feels more like an OS X app

I only use MSN with it as all the people I need/ want to IM are MSN users so I could use the Mac MSN client, but I have more options now ;)"