I can use the same client from my desktop, laptop, random tablets, phones, friend's game console, pretty much any device which has Internet access - and not hav

I can use the same client from my desktop, laptop, random tablets, phones, friend's game console, pretty much any device which has Internet access - and not have to learn three or four different interfaces and potentially miss out on chat logs. Also, running a server app isn't actually very hard if you're used to it. (And hopefully will be even easier in the future, once Sandstorm figures out their Powerbox.)