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Six Multi-Service IM Clients Reviewed

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the trillian-for-the-win dept.

mikemuch writes "It's been a while since AOL stopped trying to jam third-party IM clients, and their use is now a fairly common desktop experience. ExtremeTech has posted a roundup of free alternatives to the standard IM software from the big boys — AIM, Yahoo Messenger, and MSN (now Windows Live) Messenger. The products are a mixed bag, some of them Web 2.0-based, like the excellent meebo and the ad-heavy eBuddy. Most give you combined message windows with tabs. GAIM is now Pidgin, Meetro tries to get you chatting with locals, and Trillian, now at version 3.1, remains the client to beat."

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  1. what? by Constantine+XVI · · Score: 1, Troll

    "and Trillian, now at version 3.1, remains the client to beat"

    *pffffft* Oh, that's hillarious. ... ... ...
    Wait, you were serious?
    I've never liked Trillian, mostly because of it's ridiculous bloat, general non-conformance to any UI standard, costs more to be useful (Jabber), etc...

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  2. Oh really... by pb · · Score: 1, Troll

    Trillian, now at version 3.1, remains the client to beat.


    What, did they release a Linux version? No? Then it's already been 'beaten', as far as I'm concerned...
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