[cvos]

They likely want to become a standalone messaging app in the hopes of an acquisition as messaging apps seem to be mimicking the Search Engine wars of 1999.

Does anyone have recommendations for a good multi chat app replacement besides trillian?

[bgwhn]

> Does anyone have recommendations for a good multi chat app replacement besides trillian?

Pidgin (Win/Linux), Empathy (Linux), Adium (OS X), or Finch (Console-based, on Linux/OS X).

[marlin]

Miranda IM, http://www.miranda-im.org/ Its windows only but runs in Wine on OSX and Linux

[Perdition]

Which is funny because there was a messaging client war in the late '90's as well.

I'm waiting for someone to reinvent IRC for smart phones.

[LordLandon]

https://slack.com/

[smkelly]

irccloud.com,

[gwern]

The timing certainly is striking.

[51Cards]

Agreed, a very good point there.