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Will Instant Messaging Ever Unite?

Posted by Hemos on from the probably-not dept.

scallion writes "An article in Technology Review titled Getting AOL To Talk To MSN points out that currently the world of instant messaging is "as factionalized as Afghanistan," then asks, what will it take to unite all these individual IM networks under one umbrella?"

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  1. AOL vs. Microsoft... by PHAEDRU5 · · Score: 5, Funny
    Hmmm. It's hard to know who to cheer for on this one.

    My choice would be Trillian

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    668: Neighbour of the Beast
  2. Simple by tmark · · Score: 4, Funny

    what will it take to unite all these individual IM networks under one umbrella?

    Microsoft buying AOLTW ?

  3. Trillian is.... by Lord_Slepnir · · Score: 2, Funny

    .....One IM to rule them all, one IM to find them
    one IM to connect to them all and in the darkness bind them

  4. Re:Answer: the end of the world. by Ralph+Wiggam · · Score: 2, Funny

    What I don't get is how MSFT is using thier monopoly in the IM arena when an inch above it says, "AOL is the undisputed leader in the IM market." Only on Slashdot can MSFT have a monopoly in a market segment that they're a distant second in.

  5. Re:Jabber? Try SIMPLE. by tzanger · · Score: 2, Funny

    while SIMPLE is basically all talk.

    um, isn't that the point? :-)