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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. Katzian by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    "as factionalized as Afghanistan,"

    Did Jon Katz write that?

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  3. Re:A glorious new troll to brighten your monday by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  4. Re:Jabber? Try SIMPLE. by The+Rogue86 · · Score: 0, Troll

    yea real simple if you run Win XP. how about for those of us who just want to live in the past and refuse to *upgrade* (or was it down grade) to XP.

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  5. Re:WORLDS LONGEST TROLL!!! by microsoft.CLIT · · Score: -1, Troll

    Look if you fuckers are gonna troll at least log in. We all read the analysis of a troll and know that it is better to troll logged in. If you are worried about your karma then create a seprate troll account. However it should be noted that only real trolls and men use Windows and have a single account.

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  6. Re:I actually dont want all the networks to unite by microsoft.CLIT · · Score: -1, Troll

    Likewise, you'd like to have 4 or 5 different phones in your house, since if you could call everyone with one phone, that would reduce competition in the phone market, yes? And perhaps 3 or 4 different internetworking accounts, so that TCP/IP on the internet gets some competition?

    how about 3 or4 different operating systems? Linux, Macintosh and its sorry cousin *BSD, and Windows.

    Serously though why doesn't everyone just use Windows so you don't need to worry about binary compatability and the ability to leagaly play DVDs.

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  7. Re:it's called TRILLIAN! by snake_dad · · Score: 0, Troll

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