No, Aimster does not "piggyback" the Aim network. It provides a limited degree of interoperability, but is entirely stand alone and does not require the AIM software at all.
how is it so misleading to the consumer to say that they piggy back on AIM technology to produce a napster-like system?
Aimster does not "piggy back" on AIM. Nor is it an AIM "add-on." It is able to interoperate with AIM in a limited fashion, but it does not require AIM.
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No, Aimster does not "piggyback" the Aim network. It provides a limited degree of interoperability, but is entirely stand alone and does not require the AIM software at all.
how is it so misleading to the consumer to say that they piggy back on AIM technology to produce a napster-like system?
Aimster does not "piggy back" on AIM. Nor is it an AIM "add-on." It is able to interoperate with AIM in a limited fashion, but it does not require AIM.