Claim: aMSN is a free multi-platform Windows Live Messenger clone that attempts to emulate the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, initially released on May 22, 2002 by the aMSN Development Team, it has been downloaded  40 million times as of January 2011.
Evidence: aMSN is a free Windows Live Messenger clone. aMSN attempts to emulate the look and feel of Windows Live Messenger, and supports many of its features. aMSN May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22) aMSN Development Team It has been downloaded approximately 40 million times as of January 2011, making it the 21st most downloaded project on SourceForge.