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AOL vs. Trillian

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the talk-is-cheap dept.

Trinition writes: "ZDNews is reporting that AOL is once again trying to shut out the competition. Trillian has been updated twice in the past 24 hours to work around the blocks AOL is throwing up to prevent the popular IM client from interoperating with the AOL Instant Messenger service. Will Cerulean Studios hold up better than those they follow in the footsteps of (i.e. Microsoft, AT&T and Jabber)?"

3 of 583 comments (clear)

  1. No self-respecting geek would use AOL... by Robber+Baron · · Score: 1, Offtopic
    ...for anything other than coasters! (I just got me a new "titanium" one to go with all my "platinum" ones) How is this "News for Nerds" (unless they're going to cut off our coaster supply)???


    ...aw shit! Now you got me worried!

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  2. Re:I disagree by aminorex · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You need a dictionary.

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  3. Re:Are their servers anyway. by kilgore_47 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Actually, if you set up Hotmail with Outlook Express it automagically puts a banner ad at the bottom of the Outlook Express window.
    Seriously, try it.

    I just tried it. No banner. I'm using Outlook Express 5.02 on MacOS 9.1; maybe the windows version is different.
    In any case, I just checked my hotmail account without seeing any banners.

    I did, however, see lots and lots of spam, so maybe microsoft is getting some revenue after all from me (selling my throwaway hotmail address to bloodthirsty spammers)

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