Google Talk

[Sir Goulum]

Why doesn't Google just allow people to sign up without invites by now? I mean, it's not like anyone is getting invited anymore. [img]tongue.gif[/img]

[Iron Greasel]

I have two accounts so I have about a hundred.

[Sir Goulum]

What do you need 2 accounts for?

[Iron Greasel]

The other one is the spambait to enter to internet sites that require an email address.

[LennonCook]

Originally posted by Iron Greasel: I won't start using it until someone integrates it as a part of some third party multi-network client. And not even then if that client isn't otherwise good.

Already done. Google Talk is just a Jabber server.

EDIT: See Client Choice with Google Talk.

[ 08-26-2005, 10:49 PM: Message edited by: LennonCook ]

[LennonCook]

Originally posted by robertthebard: I'm not sure, but I don't think anyone has a patent on IM's.

Knowing how rampant and over-broad Software patents are, IBM, Sun, and Microsoft probably all own patents on it. But that doesn't stop anyone using it, since it's a generally good idea - and software patents aren't. AOL has a trademark on the term 'instant messenger', though, which is undoubtedly why Google keeps calling it 'IM' on their page.

[Kakero]

Originally posted by Spirits Reborn: quote: Originally posted by Aragorn1: If you need an invite PM me, i've got about 50.

everyone who's got gmail has got about 50.. [img]tongue.gif[/img] [/QUOTE]Notice something strange? No matter how many people you've invited. The thing will always be back at 50?