AIM to become pay...
him: get your .mac
him: get it at 50
him: aim is going pay
him: and not this isn't some stupid im thing
spart: ?
him: my friend has the pc version of the new pay aim client
him: with advertisements of all the new features available
him: and the expiration of the free service
him: but the date is ****ed
spart: ****ing gay **** man
him: no ****
him: .mac is going to be a conversionary tool in aim and then once they get enough they are leaving aim and launching their own 'eworld" as part as the whole .mac thing
him: its digital services
him: news, chat, support, games, all our own shit
him: apple aol on top of your isp like ****
Take that as you will...
him: get it at 50
him: aim is going pay
him: and not this isn't some stupid im thing
spart: ?
him: my friend has the pc version of the new pay aim client
him: with advertisements of all the new features available
him: and the expiration of the free service
him: but the date is ****ed
spart: ****ing gay **** man
him: no ****
him: .mac is going to be a conversionary tool in aim and then once they get enough they are leaving aim and launching their own 'eworld" as part as the whole .mac thing
him: its digital services
him: news, chat, support, games, all our own shit
him: apple aol on top of your isp like ****
Take that as you will...
Comments
Why would they do that again? It doesn't work. Why sign up with the largest instant messaging community, only to later abandon it? Not only is that a stupid idea, it's not going to happen.
I don't like having to use 3-4 different IM protocols. I like using AIM. I don't use any other. iChat uses AIM, that's great, I'll use iChat, but apps like Proteus annoy me a bit.
J :cool:
We should all switch to Jabber. Much easier
Amorya (who uses MSN via Fire)
AIM becomes a pay-for service, .Mac users fee is rolled into the $99?
AIM as it is now will continue to exist. AIM+ or something of the sort is being introduced for a small yearly fee, with no ads, and more features.
iChat is *not* a .Mac service. Neither is iCal or iSync. They can be used independently of the .Mac network- with an AIM name, and without the web publishing and web-sync features, respectively.
iChat already offers this. Apple is licensing access to Oscar (or something like that). That means they're paying for our access to the AIM network with no ads. I can't imagine why AOL would allow Apple access to Oscar for free, since the ads are one of the big reasons they don't like third parties piggybacking on Oscar for free.
The only thing that .Mac page says is that soon we will be able to chat online using our .Mac screen names. One more thing we can do with our subscriptions.
<strong>I think <a href="http://www.mac.com/1/mac_newfeatures.html" target="_blank">this</a> page says it all. It's the "Coming soon" page for .Mac features. So iChat is a .Mac service, not just an app with Jaguar?
AIM becomes a pay-for service, .Mac users fee is rolled into the $99?</strong><hr></blockquote>
It's a .Mac feature because you can log into it with [email protected] if you are a .mac user.
<strong>That means they're paying for our access to the AIM network with no ads. I can't imagine why AOL would allow Apple access to Oscar for free, since the ads are one of the big reasons they don't like third parties piggybacking on Oscar for free.</strong><hr></blockquote>
75 percent of the ads in AIM are from AOL.
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75 percent of the ads in AIM are from AOL.</strong><hr></blockquote>
Hmm.. I hadn't thought about that. But does that really change the situation that much? AOL still gets millions of eyeballs on their on media content. With third party freeloaders, no such eyeballs.
P.S. Welcome to AI Adam
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75 percent of the ads in AIM are from AOL.</strong><hr></blockquote>
And the other 25% are for AOL-Time Warner companies.