remember the glory days when both google chat and facebook chat used XMPP (jabber?) and you could chat with people with any client you wanted.. (ahh, i miss pid

remember the glory days when both google chat and facebook chat used XMPP (jabber?) and you could chat with people with any client you wanted.. (ahh, i miss pidgin). that lasted until they had 'converted' enough users to their systems to then close off all connections and make a walled garden. I assume they will do the same with the ActivityPub compatibility. I don't see it as a permanent plan.