@trendspotter:
Pidgin ported to iPhone would be awesome...

nutbastard

If people want MSN and Yahoo! messengers, they shall get them.... when an app is made for them--remember MSFT is a software developer, they'll surely make an app.

(or just use AJAX versions and shutup)

trendspotter

Give me.

humperdinck

@awesomerobot: exactly. Theres nothing wrong with AIM as a platform. It's technically the best and most easily accessed network for communication in terms of message to message. More people use it which makes it that much better.

imTheKing

@digitalhen: Me too. I'd really like a GPS chip also. But if they come out with a giant hardware update with 3G or something like that but no GPS, I'll likely take the plunge anyway.

Pender

@coffeebagelschocolate: it's not the AIM network you're complaining about - it's the frontend program, we use adium for inter-office IM's and it looks very very professional.

awesomerobot

Apollo IM has been working as an ok on-the-go IM client, but this looks great!

RomeoDude

@imTheKing: what a coincidence, I was waiting to be called stupid in reference to an AIM comment I've made. Its a win-win!

I'm just not feeling AIM anymore. I'm young enough to remember using it when I was like 11, I just feel weird using it now as an adult, and at work.

coffeebagelschocolate

Wouldnt it be more useful to have a MSN client? AIM is really only used in the US

Oasx

Adium for iPhone/iTouch please!

theCornerinvasion

It's weird, I don't know of anyone outside of America who's ever used AIM... myself included, we all use WLM; I've never understood why.

Shadowcast

i still dont see the difference between a "native" chat program or "munduIM". you're still using the edge(or WIfi)to send the msgs. whats the difference? and why not just go ahead and have a real conversation?

izim1

It's a start.

April_C

@coffeebagelschocolate:

@xaflatoonx:

I am sure sure someone will figure out those with the sdk!

sho38

Then wait for a thirdparty app -- MobileChat at least will still be developed once the 2.0 update goes live. It temporarily doesn't support gtalk but after they iron out the crashing bug it'll be back.

I want to know whether the AIM app is Wi-Fi only and if it works over SMS like too many cell clients do. I want a data-plan IM app that doesn't disconnect randomly like MobileChat likes to.

Buran

@coffeebagelschocolate: I feel ya on the Google chat. Pretty much the only chat I've ever used.

Spyrojoe

what about MSN messenger?

xaflatoonx

Why doesn't Apple just use iChat? What about Yahoo! IM? This better work for the iPod Touch!

ulaq27

@coffeebagelschocolate: Only about 70 million people. I was waiting for someone to have a stupid response to AIM on the iphone.

imTheKing

@Edog72: Im guessing it would be via iChat. Apple is pretty rough on allowing companies to use external resources to a max. Reasonably so as well.

imTheKing

@digitalhen: I was sold when the 8GB dropped to $400. A week before the 3G is released, I'm selling my current one on teh eBay.

MikeSWelch

Who uses AIM anymore?

I want google chat!

coffeebagelschocolate

AOL through iChat or AOL's interface?

Edog72

"Hopefully they love it and buy it -- but that's not possible today, even the big developers would have a problem getting their app in front of every iPhone user. It's called the App Store"

zincrox

As soon as they get 3G, i'm sold

digitalhen

@Kaiser-Machead: get them both.. =)

Buzzed

If I wasn't buying a new laptop to replace the one stolen from my sister, I'd buy an iPod touch during my lunchbreak!

Kaiser-Machead

will it work on the ipod touch?

Shadow71

I sense a disturbance in the Jailbreak.

Kaiser-Machead

@imTheKing:
@Buzzed:

so true

zincrox

sweet.. it's like christmas all over again..

Buzzed

kick ass

imTheKing

@coffeebagelschocolate:

Who uses any chat program anymore, unless you're like 13 years old.

SMS is all I need.

darex

I hate using the ajax chat apps because they constantly run the EDGE connection. They run down the battery quickly. I wonder if the data can be direct connect or a push message.

mechanisma22

@izim1: I already explained why I don't use web IM apps in the last SDK thread... the Apple AIM app looks very good. I hope Adium or MobileChat or someone can come up with something similar.

Buran

@xaflatoonx: What about Zephyr? *snort*

Harlan

@nutbastard: again adium would be better it has a much nicer front end.

taoprophet420

@nutbastard: Again why waste time with pidgin adium has a way better front end.

taoprophet420

@trendspotter: Or they can hope and pray for adium to make a port and get all this [trac.adiumx.com]

taoprophet420

@taoprophet420:
Pidgin's all ive ever used - i IM maybe 6 or 7 times a year.

nutbastard

@darex: Thats another one of the most idiotic statements ever. Almost every single business runs Chat Applications so that employees can converse quickly without having to go to each others desk or flood company emails.

imTheKing

I'm holding out for 3G
hopefully it will be a lot like iChat and will allow other accounts (googlechat, yahoo, msn)

wbemus

Meebo, people. Meebo. It's been working for the iPhone and iPod Touch for a while now.

AIM, GTalk, Y!, and MSN Messengers all in one place with a slick UI.

michaelportent

I always despised AOL, but they broke me with AIM. It seems to be the most robust system. I can do audio and video chats. There's lots of customization, yet I don't feel like it's feeding ads to me all the time. Admittedly, since I went Mac, I mainly use iChat to access my AIM acct. All the cards are falling into place. Now all I need is a real corporate discount on the service.

SecretAZNMan

Uh.... Anyone at Apple heard of Gtalk?

ffmusicdj

@michaelportent:

Thanks for the Meebo info. This wil do until the IM apps come out! I wish I knew about it earlier.

Keiff

@Shadow71
*phs* iPhone wanna-be.
No one cares about your iPhone Jr. :-p

jk, yeah most likely.

Grangoire

@imTheKing
Thank you and damn you. You beat me to it!

@darex
What he said. :-p

Grangoire