It's not windows live and yahoo that will disentagrate, it's HW! On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:03:53 -0800, Grant Hardy wrote:
>Hi all, > >In today's Tech Talk presentation on KeySoft 8, I emphasized the fact that >while nearly everyone on the University of British Columbia campus with me >carries around laptops and mobile devices with Windows Live Messenger and >Yahoo! Messenger, I know nobody who uses Google Talk, iChat, or any other >open instant messaging service. And with two other notetaking products--the >Braille Sense and the PAC Mate--supporting Windows Live, I asked at what >stage, if at all, the BrailleNote would follow suit. In an evasive >response, Dave Wilkinson from Humanware implied that somehow Windows Live >and Yahoo! were going to disintegrate, so it really isn't necessary anyway. >Not true: the one and only reason neither Yahoo! nor Windows Live need to >use an open instant messaging standard is due to the sheer volume of users >who already populate their services. Rather than adapting to this truth as >other competing products have, the BrailleNote from Humanware will change >the way you communicate in realtime...if you can convince everyone you know >to switch instant mesaging clients. > >There is also no way to sign in invisibly (also called appearing offline) in >KeyChat. This is standard in all other messaging clients that I have come >across, and is a great way to see who's online without getting flooded with >instant messages. Greg Stilson from Humanware discounted this and called it >"kinda creepy", so apparently the BrailleNote user base will not see this >function, either. > >Normally I don't rant, but I am upset with the attitude of these Humanware >representatives: instead of politely stating that these essential features >are not yet present in KeyChat, they instead discounted their importance. > >So to summarize: communicate in real time with the 1 % of your friends that >KeyChat will support, and don't expect to be able to sign in invisibly, cuz >that's just kinda creepy! > >Grant >___ >Replies to this message will go directly to the sender. >If your reply would be useful to the list, please send a >copy to the list as well. > >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[email protected] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
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