Apple Aquire iChat? Here Is Proof...

the_unknown_sourcethe_unknown_source
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in Mac Software edited January 2014
Well maybe. Take a look at the screenshot below, and then what I circled in red (thank you OmniGraffle). This was taken from WebMD.com







Your thoughts? :eek: <img src="graemlins/surprised.gif" border="0" alt="[Surprised]" /> :cool: <img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />

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  • Reply 1 of 14
    kaboomkaboom Posts: 286member
    Maybe I'm dumb, but I have no idea what you're trying to say :confused: <img src="confused.gif" border="0">
  • Reply 2 of 14
    the_unknown_sourcethe_unknown_source Posts: 33member
    [quote]Originally posted by kaboom:

    <strong>Maybe I'm dumb, but I have no idea what you're trying to say :confused: :confused: </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Apple has an instant messenger program that will be bundled with Jaguar called iChat. Look at the above screen shot, and what I circled... "iChat plug-in." Not the least bit weird?
  • Reply 3 of 14
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    I'd think you should think through these things a bit more before you post.



    Apple's iChat is not some plugin; it's a full-fledged Cocoa application. Besides, it's an AOL Instant Messenger app, not some web-based chat tool.



    I'd have to say the name is just a coincidence.
  • Reply 4 of 14
    frawgzfrawgz Posts: 547member
    I agree with starfleet. This is not the first time this has happened.



    Previous instances: iBook, iTools



    There might be more.. iChat looks like the latest.
  • Reply 5 of 14
    buonrottobuonrotto Posts: 6,368member
    <a href="http://www.ichat.com/"; target="_blank">Look Here</a>, especially where it mentions WebMD near the bottom
  • Reply 6 of 14
    dstranathandstranathan Posts: 1,717member
    There is another app called iChat out there
  • Reply 7 of 14
    robbyrobby Posts: 108member
    Yeah apple supposdely bought the name ichat from a company for 120,000.
  • Reply 8 of 14
    the_unknown_sourcethe_unknown_source Posts: 33member
    [quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:

    <strong>I'd think you should think through these things a bit more before you post.



    Apple's iChat is not some plugin; it's a full-fledged Cocoa application. Besides, it's an AOL Instant Messenger app, not some web-based chat tool.



    I'd have to say the name is just a coincidence.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I am fully aware of that, my point is maybe Apple bought iChat and iChat previously could utilize plug-ins like the one seen at WebMD?



    [quote]Originally posted by BuonRotto

    <strong>Look Here, especially where it mentions WebMD near the bottom</strong><hr></blockquote>



    Maybe this is where Apple bought it from, after all the name iChat is ®. I really am not sure, the website does state they have a messaging application but no mention of Apple. Probably not, strange though...



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  • Reply 9 of 14
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    [quote]Originally posted by the_unknown_source:

    <strong>I am fully aware of that, my point is maybe Apple bought iChat and iChat previously could utilize plug-ins like the one seen at WebMD?

    </strong><hr></blockquote>Maybe, but after having extensively tested iChat and thoroughly browsed through its resources, I never saw anything that looked like it'd be related to a web-based chat interface.



    I just think it was a bit farfetched for you to claim you had "proof" of anything to this sort.
  • Reply 10 of 14
    sledgehammersledgehammer Posts: 505member
    Now, I may be wrong, but I am pretty sure that back in the day, Yahoo! Chat gave you two options: using a java chat interface, or downloading a browser plugin called ichat. My guess is that that is the plugin referred to on the WebMD page.
  • Reply 11 of 14
    jambojambo Posts: 3,036member
    [quote]Originally posted by Robby:

    <strong>Yeah apple supposdely bought the name ichat from a company for 120,000.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    120,000 what? Dead kittens? Where did you hear this?



    J :cool:
  • Reply 12 of 14
    ghost_user_nameghost_user_name Posts: 22,667member
    Jamie:



    I can't find the source, but I too had read a while ago that there were rumors about Apple purchasing the iChat name for US$120,000.
  • Reply 13 of 14
    airslufairsluf Posts: 1,861member
  • Reply 14 of 14
    the_unknown_sourcethe_unknown_source Posts: 33member
    [quote]Originally posted by starfleetX:

    <strong>I just think it was a bit farfetched for you to claim you had "proof" of anything to this sort.</strong><hr></blockquote>



    If you read above I said "well maybe"
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