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Is it just me, or does anyone else get a little put off by phrases like "for all major web services." Who decided which web services are major? There are certa
by michaelmior 8y ago
Is it just me, or does anyone else get a little put off by phrases like "for all major web services."
Who decided which web services are major? There are certainly a number of "major" services that aren't included depending on how major is really defined.
- mont 8y ago"for all major web services" sounds a lot better than "the web services we like using", and the only two things I'd consider missing are IRC/steam, and with IRC going the way of the dodo and steam not being a super popular messaging service.
- babypuncher 8y agoSteam support probably wouldn't even make a whole lot of sense, since users likely use it for their game library rather than just a messaging service. Unless this app wants to branch out and start competing with game library managers like Playnite.
- andai 8y agoI don't game much anymore but I always keep Steam up to date so I can talk to that one friend who only uses Steam chat...
- michaelmrose 8y agoReports of IRC's death have been greatly exaggerated.
- benbristow 8y agoMajor meaning that they're recognisable brand names and used by many companies/individuals perhaps? Slack, Skype, WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord. You've definitely heard of at least one of them.
- graphememes 8y agoYikes, populism.
- kjsbfkjbf 8y agoWhat GP is describing is not populism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Populism
- graphememes 8y agoI don't particularly care whether I am right. It is what it is. The point was understood.
- michaelmior 8y agoMajor makes sense to me. All, less so.
- babypuncher 8y agoI imagine that list is decided by the Patreon supporters.
- tomca32 8y agoI don't know. I think it's easily understandable what they meant by "major". Like, you've heard and probably used, every single one of the services listed there. This is not an official definition of the word "major", it's just a list of services the client is compatible with. They're not insulting a race/religion/nationality, it's just a list of web services you have probably used.
- michaelmior 8y agoIt's more so the "all" that I was talking about.
- tomca32 8y agoAh I see, that's actually a fair point.