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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by 51Cards on Friday February 28, 2014 @09:27PM (#7322818)
I have never used this App but if I did I would also be uninstalling it right now. Chat/messaging apps are not primarily about features, they are about connections. They are social. I don't care if your chat app is awesome if none of my friends are on it.

I have been a long term supporter of Trillian for just that reason, cross platform support. It's quirky at times but it gives me as many protocols as possible in one place, and a combined list of all my friends through one interface. It also syncs across all my devices (multiple PC's and Android tablets/phones) As long as they keep that up they maximize the social connections... and my loyalty.

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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by cvos on Friday February 28, 2014 @10:50PM (#7323029)
They likely want to become a standalone messaging app in the hopes of an acquisition as messaging apps seem to be mimicking the Search Engine wars of 1999.

Does anyone have recommendations for a good multi chat app replacement besides trillian?

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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by pipeep on Friday February 28, 2014 @11:47PM (#7323128)
> Does anyone have recommendations for a good multi chat app replacement besides trillian?

Pidgin (Win/Linux), Empathy (Linux), Adium (OS X), or Finch (Console-based, on Linux/OS X).

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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by marlin on Saturday March 01, 2014 @04:36AM (#7323768)
Miranda IM, http://www.miranda-im.org/ Its windows only but runs in Wine on OSX and Linux
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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by Perdition on Friday February 28, 2014 @11:51PM (#7323140)
Which is funny because there was a messaging client war in the late '90's as well.

I'm waiting for someone to reinvent IRC for smart phones.

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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by LordLandon on Saturday March 01, 2014 @04:54AM (#7323795)
https://slack.com/
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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by smkelly on Saturday March 01, 2014 @12:15AM (#7323209)
irccloud.com,
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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by gwern on Friday February 28, 2014 @11:01PM (#7323052)
The timing certainly is striking.
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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by 51Cards on Friday February 28, 2014 @11:27PM (#7323092)
Agreed, a very good point there.
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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by ranndino on Tuesday March 04, 2014 @02:23PM (#7342424)
Couldn't have said it better myself. As soon as imo drops support for other messengers my connections are gonna go from over a 100 to 4. And I'm powerless to fix this.
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Re:Discontinuing support for all third-party messaging networks by donniezazen on Saturday March 01, 2014 @03:37AM (#7323650)
IM has simply become a mess with isolated protocols.
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