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Re:Pidgin working on implementation of Facebook Messenger pr... by Sir_Substance on Monday June 15, 2015 @05:00AM (#9718215)
Why do I feel that "be competitive" is a euphemism for "nailgun users feet to the ground by locking them into everything possible"?

I'll be honest with you my friend. I would prefer to physically mail people coins then use facebook/google/apple pay. As much as I distrust banks, they at least have a record of letting me move to a competitor if I ask.

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Re:Pidgin working on implementation of Facebook Messenger pr... by stephenr on Monday June 15, 2015 @08:19AM (#9718842)
I'm not sure what relation Apple or Google payment systems have to chat?
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Re:Pidgin working on implementation of Facebook Messenger pr... by raverbashing on Monday June 15, 2015 @06:09AM (#9718440)
> Why do I feel that "be competitive" is a euphemism for "nailgun users feet to the ground by locking them into everything possible"?

Then create an open protocol that supports what the users want

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Re:Pidgin working on implementation of Facebook Messenger pr... by seanp2k2 on Monday June 15, 2015 @02:05PM (#9720940)
Users want Snapchat using the Snapchat client without having to maintain a second account or re-find all their friends. Same with Facebook, Hangouts, Skype, etc. the ship for federation sailed when all the big players decided to kill XMPP and not try a new open standard.
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