On the other hand, I was delighted that there's finally a windows chat client people are likely to use, which is bloat free, and isn't at all invasive, and which I'm happy to install on my windows boxes. It (google talk) works with iChat, so all my Mac contacts are already taken care of. Heck, it even works with the IM client I use for work (PSI).
It's as open as I care about, given it's a BETA product, with promises of future interoperability. Patience is a virtue.
It's a damn fine start, and already far better for basic chat than the commercial competition.
There's a difference between a technology which was not successfully rolled out, and a failed business model. HP has a services business which is well positioned to utilize this technology. Given HP's portfolio, and target markets, this could make a lot of sense.
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On the other hand, I was delighted that there's finally a windows chat client people are likely to use, which is bloat free, and isn't at all invasive, and which I'm happy to install on my windows boxes. It (google talk) works with iChat, so all my Mac contacts are already taken care of. Heck, it even works with the IM client I use for work (PSI).
It's as open as I care about, given it's a BETA product, with promises of future interoperability. Patience is a virtue.
It's a damn fine start, and already far better for basic chat than the commercial competition.
Yay google!
Why was this article not classified as politics?
...They get their pr0n elsewhere.
There's a difference between a technology which was not successfully rolled out, and a failed business model. HP has a services business which is well positioned to utilize this technology. Given HP's portfolio, and target markets, this could make a lot of sense.