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> people and businesses need functionality like usable mobile clients they can receive messages in without keeping the client open continuously Do they really,

by elric 2y ago

> people and businesses need functionality like usable mobile clients they can receive messages in without keeping the client open continuously Do they really, though? If Jim isn't at his desk and I still need to talk to him, I can just send him an email, or try again later. That is the part of communication that IRC excels at: fleeting conversations. IRC chat history is old-school FOMO.

duskwuff 2y ago
> Do they really, though? Yes. Usable mobile clients are table stakes for a modern messaging service. Caveats like "if you put your phone down for a few minutes you fall offline and any messages sent during that time are lost to you forever" are, quite simply, not acceptable. It's not the year 2000 anymore. Not everyone is sitting at a desk in front of their computer eight hours a day. Software needs to adapt.