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AOL to Replace AIM with Triton

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the millions-of-chatty-teens-grow-silent dept.

An anonymous reader writes "BetaNews is reporting that AOL has begun beta testing a replacement for its AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) software. Triton has an entirely new user interface that adds highly anticipated features including tabbed messaging and logging. The client will also be open to third party plug-ins." From the article: "It is no coincidence that AOL is fielding so many betas concurrently. AOL Browser, an Internet Explorer based Web browser; AOL Media Player, a standalone audio and video player; AOL search technologies and AOL's synchronization utilities are all part of what was once a unified communications client called Fanfare."

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  1. An aol user was qouted as saying, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    "OMG WTF?!?!?"

  2. TRITON!!! by Jicksta · · Score: 4, Funny

    Trion!!!

    Now with bigger, more explosive ads!

  3. Successful Business Plan? by bigtallmofo · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think now I'll write a P2P application that runs on top of Triton called Tritonster. When AOL inevitably sues me for trademark infringement I'll claim that my daughter's nickname has been Tritonee for some time.

    Sounds like a winning business plan to me!

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  4. Re:Pretty Interesting by Rei · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'm looking forward to AIM being replaced with Triton. I feel that the distant reaches of our solar system are a good place to send anyone who wants to use AIM.

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  5. Re:AIM? by gregfortune · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Isn't AIM something only people with AOL use?"

    Yeah, not very many of those people around.. </sarcasm>

  6. Forget features, I want them to keep giving me CDs by pg110404 · · Score: 5, Funny

    With the advances in CD/DVD burning and buffer underrun protection, I've not made any coasters in a really long time.

    It's like c'mon, what else can I put my cup/glass on? I don't even get the Bell sympatico CDs anymore either.

    Cheap bastards. Don't they know their CDs are actually worth something to me?

  7. awesome! by ohzero · · Score: 5, Funny

    it'll be like....trillian 0.9B!!

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  8. no coincidence? by sootman · · Score: 3, Funny

    "It is no coincidence that AOL is fielding so many betas concurrently."

    What, did they get bought by Google?

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  9. Re:Not very impressive by sunwolf · · Score: 2, Funny

    By "here," do you mean "outside of America"? Does AOL even know what AOL stands for? Good old American big business, that's what! Sheesh! Next thing you know, they'll have McDonalds in China.

  10. There's a typo in the writup ... by Mr.Surly · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... "Triton" should read "Gaim"

  11. Re:Sounds exactly like gaim by Trejkaz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, I hear it even connects to multiple IM services, and will be open source.

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  12. American Sign Language? by tepples · · Score: 2, Funny

    A/S/L?

    I don't speak a sign language, unfortunately.