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traction? the xmpp moment was 20 years ago. it's over now
by ruined 12d ago
traction? the xmpp moment was 20 years ago. it's over now
- mahboi 12d agoThe software playing field is different with AI. Like making nice mobile/desktop apps used to be a serious barrier.
- SoftTalker 12d agoYep. He's dead, Jim. If reviving XMPP is the battle you want to fight, best of luck but I'd encourage you to take a step back, face reality, and spend your energy on something with a better chance of success. And I say that as someone who used Jabber all day long 20 years ago.
- ezst 12d agoI really don't understand this attitude. The landscape has changed in 25 years, XMPP was built from the ground-up for extensibility. And that was the right approach, since it managed to improve continuously, and is now on par with the dominant alternatives. In that timespan, it survived 2 or 3 generations of messengers. It will survive Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram and others (which, by their proprietary and centralized nature, are prone to enshittification). For anyone paying attention, it should be the clear "safe bet" for what to try next/keep at hand somewhere.
- yosamino 12d ago> spend your energy on something with a better chance of success. but what ?
- jeroenhd 12d agoSo was RCS, until Google resurrected its rotting corpse and made it the default messenger for billions. All we need is for a billion dollar company to build their own implementation and XMPP can be back once more. Exactly the way it gained popularity back in the day.