The rumor[0] was that Google killed XMPP because Microsoft was doing 1-way federation (Microsoft would not broadcast availability status or typing indicators).

The rumor[0] was that Google killed XMPP because Microsoft was doing 1-way federation (Microsoft would not broadcast availability status or typing indicators). [0] http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategies-views/betting-on-xmpp.aspx http://www.ucstrategies.com/unified-communications-strategie...