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Interesting! Then there’s the network effect though. I personally know only 1 person who still uses XMPP. I have lots of acquaintances on WhatsApp and Slack tho
by cpach 5y ago
Interesting! Then there’s the network effect though. I personally know only 1 person who still uses XMPP. I have lots of acquaintances on WhatsApp and Slack though. And a few on Signal.
I used XMPP a lot back in the 00s, but these days I honestly feel no need for it.
YMMV though!
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- MattJ100 5y agoMy family use XMPP daily for messaging and calling each other, and I know many others who do the same. That's not to say my perspective is average, or that the federated XMPP network is anywhere near as popular as WhatsApp, Slack or Signal. Network effects and money are powerful forces, significantly more so when combined. Luckily for specific groups (families, organizations, etc.) who just want more control over their intra-group communications, it's typically far easier to overcome the network effect issue than solve it for the general case.