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I would have to guess because open protocols lead to implementations which trade speed for interoperability, which is OK for e-mail, but not for realtime applic
by lainga 8y ago
I would have to guess because open protocols lead to implementations which trade speed for interoperability, which is OK for e-mail, but not for realtime applications.
- gumby 8y agoI don’t think it was a technical issue. On the mail side it was a social issue — first gatewaying to the internet, then a desire to use a variety of clients. FWIW, XMPP appears to have reasonable performance.