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Google Talk (GTalk?) IM client on the horizon?
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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Patrick Bennett said 8:43PM on 8-23-2005
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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fra said 8:46PM on 8-23-2005
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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Ray said 8:49PM on 8-23-2005
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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Brady J. Frey said 12:30PM on 8-24-2005
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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Patrick McFarland said 3:05AM on 8-24-2005
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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Berko said 9:36AM on 8-24-2005
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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Brady J. Frey said 12:31PM on 8-24-2005
Google screws mac users.
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T.D. Shadow said 9:42PM on 10-04-2005
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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T.D. Shadow said 9:42PM on 10-04-2005
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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