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.
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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...
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I'm up and live using OS X Tiger's iChat. Anyone know if it supports iChat's more advanced features?
August 24 2005 at 5:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI'm up and live using OS X Tiger's iChat. Anyone know if it supports iChat's more advanced features?
August 24 2005 at 5:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyGoogle screws mac users.
August 24 2005 at 12:31 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAs 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.
August 24 2005 at 9:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyYou 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
August 24 2005 at 3:01 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI agree -- works right now with bradyjfrey at gmail.com, look for me if you don't believe, talk.google.com works just fine.
August 23 2005 at 8:51 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyDon'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!
August 23 2005 at 8:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replyit 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 :-|!!!!
August 23 2005 at 8:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOn 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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