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Wasn't it called Google Talk? And it was based on Jabber/XMPP, which let you use any compatible client. I hate that they dropped support for it, choosing to go
by m-p-3 9y ago
Wasn't it called Google Talk? And it was based on Jabber/XMPP, which let you use any compatible client.
I hate that they dropped support for it, choosing to go with a proprietary protocol without any public APIs.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoIt was Talk, but I think before it was a separate offering/app, it was just "chat on Gmail", and hence, "GChat" took off as an informal name for it.
- AznHisoka 9y agoYep, sorry, Google Talk. Edited my message
- cjhopman 9y ago> which let you use any compatible client Which means that third-parties can easily capture large parts of the "friends" graph with just a small number of users consenting to give them data. You're also now entrusting your communications to whatever clients other people are using without any chance/need for you to consent to their privacy policies.