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XMPP was just to crack the egg. They had to dangle a big enough carrot to get users to switch. They knew once they had them switched that it would be VERY unl
by tw04 10y ago
XMPP was just to crack the egg. They had to dangle a big enough carrot to get users to switch. They knew once they had them switched that it would be VERY unlikely users would go back. So... lockdown! And they were right, how many people have switched back to AOL/MSN/Yahoo? I know I haven't.
- corobo 10y agoI switched to FB Messenger because it's on mobile and desktop, and everyone I talk to is there. If MSN wasn't dead I'd probably still be using that. Edit: Oh and more recently Discord has taken over my friend group's urge to talk with voices.
- DanTheManPR 10y agoIf only FB would release a proper desktop client for their messaging services. They could own that space.
- corobo 10y agoI use messenger.com more often than I use Facebook at this point. I know it's not technically a desktop app but you could probably set up a shortcut with something like (assuming chrome. Don't know if FF has the same feature) "path\to\chrome\chrome.exe" --app=https://www.messenger.com https://www.messenger.com Edit: Actually testing that, that's actually pretty neat. I'm going to do that when I get home!
- drroboto 10y agoI use franz http://meetfranz.com/ http://meetfranz.com/ specifically for that purpose