Jai Harrison wrote:
> What we really need is a multiplatform messaging protocol + client to
> cut into the Microsoft instant messaging market - the younger
> generation of Microsoft Windows users.
Alan cocks wrote:
> Isn't that what Pidgin is for or have I misunderstood?
>From my experience of teenagers (of both sexes), they tend to be
surprisingly conservative about software as a group (possibly due to
peer pressure) and just want to use what all their friends use. To have
a chance of getting them to switch from MS Live Messenger, you will need
to have a clone of Messenger with the following:
1. Talks to MS Messenger clients running on Windows (ie,
supports MS IM protocol)
2. Has Messenger's look and feel
3. Has full emoticon support
4. Has full wink support
5. Has full webcam support
While Pidgin is a good IM client, it fails #2 above. aMSN tries to be
clone of Messenger, but it still has some way to go. I use Messenger to
talk to my two teenagers. A while ago I tried aMSN, but quickly went
back to Messenger because it didn't support winks and (in the version I
tried at least) it looked ugly. So if I decided not to use aMSN, then
there is no chance of getting teenagers to switch.
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