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Yep they are working on allowing the two platforms to communicate with each other.
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About flaming time, there is a standard for instant messaging (Googletalk uses it). Nice to see M$ finally thinking about joining the party. Hopefully we will end up in a situation where everyone can talk to everyone and you just use the client you prefer. |
Hopefully, although it's worth bearing in mind that Google are the only large IM provider that use the "standard".
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I wonder whether we'd put up with a situation where owners of Binatone /Phillips/whoever phones could only make calls to friends and family with the same brand of handset in their house.
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IIRC, there is a huge beaurocracy that defines and protects the standards used to allow phones to communicate.