> There was a time when commercial chat services supported XMPP because it was felt to be the right thing to do. There was also a time when services supported

> There was a time when commercial chat services supported XMPP because it was felt to be the right thing to do. There was also a time when services supported RSS for similar reasons. Sadly the web became dominated by a few big players who want to make everything their own walled gardens to keep competition out.