Barb at our sister site Download Squad may have found some evidence to that fact. It looks like Google has been running a Jabber server recently. Jabber XCP is the open source, cross-platform, technological voodoo that lurks behind, among other things, the Jabber/AOL deal that connects with iChat.So, dear readers, will an IM client be added to the ever-expanding Google Empire in the near future? More importantly, will it reach our Mac desktops? Have your say.
[Via Download Squad]
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8-23-2005 @ 8:43PM
Patrick Bennett said...
On the one hand, I hope so... but on the other hand, do we really need another IM client?
Personally, I use Adium as I like the ability to shape the design of the buddy list and message windows, plus tabbed chatting is indespensible. However, if Google can create an innovative piece of software that just works better... bring it on, I say.
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8-23-2005 @ 8:46PM
fra said...
it shall be webbased
and only shall work with Windows because Google's Broswer IM Client is only designed for Micrsoft Windows (TM) XP and Vista-Misa-Hey I Wana-Miss-ya
So, some 3rd party plug in type-people will make the IM Client work with... ohh lets say Firefox and MacOSX.
Google will wait a year, launch a Mac version of their own windows based plugin and kill the open source.
Then we shall rejoice when Hit-Chick-5 asks us to look at our webcam... but Hit-Chick-5 is a man named Bob from france who really wants to kill us for some messed up religion, the murder will be available for Google Video... WHICH IS WINDOWS ONLY :-|!!!!
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8-23-2005 @ 8:49PM
Ray said...
Don't be stupid people. It already works with iChat. I'm logged in right now on talk.google.com with my gmail username and password. Simple!
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8-24-2005 @ 3:05AM
Patrick McFarland said...
You can now play Hunt The Wumpus, the famous UNIX game, using Google Talk! Just follow the directions at: http://shadowconflict.blogspot.com/2005/08/play-hunt-wumpus-on-google-talk.html
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8-24-2005 @ 9:36AM
Berko said...
As with most Google apps, this one is Windows only. At least it interfaces with iChat/Adium. No such luck for hello! or picassa. I have been on the "Google screws Mac users" train for a long time. Perhaps others will soon be joining me.
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8-24-2005 @ 12:30PM
Brady J. Frey said...
I agree -- works right now with bradyjfrey at gmail.com, look for me if you don't believe, talk.google.com works just fine.
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8-24-2005 @ 12:31PM
Brady J. Frey said...
Google screws mac users.
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10-04-2005 @ 9:42PM
T.D. Shadow said...
I'm up and live using OS X Tiger's iChat.
Anyone know if it supports iChat's more advanced features?
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10-04-2005 @ 9:42PM
T.D. Shadow said...
I'm up and live using OS X Tiger's iChat.
Anyone know if it supports iChat's more advanced features?
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