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How Google Could Overthrow AIM

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the defacto-standards dept.

An anonymous reader writes "There's an interesting article over at Apple-X.net that speculates on the possibility of an instant-messaging service offered by Google that would be based on the open Jabber protocol. If Jabber was supported by a major company like Google, it could dominate over proprietary services such as AIM or MSN."

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  1. Invites by duncanatlk · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    OT but...
    I have Gmail invites for the first 3 replies.

  2. Re:I shall call it Goobber! by kfg · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Sittin' in the basement, on a summer's day
    Chattin' with my net mates, passin' time away
    Sittin' in the darkness, scratchin' at my fleas
    AIM's for dorks and lusers, give me Goobber please!

    Please, please, please, please, give me Goobber please
    AIM's for dorks and lusers, give me Goobber please!

    I think this song has lasted, almost long enough
    I have to post on /. (k5's just too tough)
    I haven't got a real life, so I'm beggin' on my kness
    AIM's for dorks and lusers, give me Goobber please!

    Please, please, please, please, give me Goobber please
    AIM's for dorks and lusers, give me Goobber please!

    KFG

  3. Interesting speculation on a possiblity... by Anita+Coney · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If we're in the mood for merely speculating on mere possiblities, how about speculating on the possibility that the Matrix was NOT a movie but was a message from Zion to prepare us for the coming war!

    --
    If someone says he and his monkey have nothing to hide, they almost certainly do.