Trillian, a free client that connects to AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, and IRC all under the same program, and a godsend to the millions of people signed up for more than one IM service, is now being attacked by the internet and media giant AOL Time Warner.
[article=http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20020130/tc/aol_shuts_out_users_in_battle_over_im_1.html]America Online is blocking people using Trillian software from linking to its AOL Instant Messenger system. It's the latest move in a tug-of-war between the Web giant and the start-up.
People using the popular Trillian software may lose access to part of AOL Time Warner's instant messaging system.[/article]What do you think of this?
I think they are just turning into another Microsoft, trying to beat the competition down into the ground. I love Trillian. I use Trillian. I had to download a new version of Trillian to keep connected to AIM. Next thing you know, they'll start after Trillian doing connections to ICQ. They just gotta have their precious ad revenue.
They are one of the largest companies in the history of this planet; they could probably buy everybody and their mothers and still have money to spare. Why does losing a few bucks in having a handful of people on an IM client that doesn't display their flashing ad images matter so much to such a huge company? Is it really that necessary for AOLTW to attempt to destroy the growing community of Trillian users to get people to use their own software?
I will defend Trillian in this issue 100% unless they give in to whatever demands AOL makes. I'll even continue to download new versions if AOL keeps shutting out Trillian users.
Hell, I've even started connecting to the ICQ server again (still not using ICQ though. Using trillian
) just to spite AOL's efforts to cripple Trillian.
What are your thoughts?
[article=http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/zd/20020130/tc/aol_shuts_out_users_in_battle_over_im_1.html]America Online is blocking people using Trillian software from linking to its AOL Instant Messenger system. It's the latest move in a tug-of-war between the Web giant and the start-up.
People using the popular Trillian software may lose access to part of AOL Time Warner's instant messaging system.[/article]What do you think of this?
I think they are just turning into another Microsoft, trying to beat the competition down into the ground. I love Trillian. I use Trillian. I had to download a new version of Trillian to keep connected to AIM. Next thing you know, they'll start after Trillian doing connections to ICQ. They just gotta have their precious ad revenue.
They are one of the largest companies in the history of this planet; they could probably buy everybody and their mothers and still have money to spare. Why does losing a few bucks in having a handful of people on an IM client that doesn't display their flashing ad images matter so much to such a huge company? Is it really that necessary for AOLTW to attempt to destroy the growing community of Trillian users to get people to use their own software?
I will defend Trillian in this issue 100% unless they give in to whatever demands AOL makes. I'll even continue to download new versions if AOL keeps shutting out Trillian users.
Hell, I've even started connecting to the ICQ server again (still not using ICQ though. Using trillian
) just to spite AOL's efforts to cripple Trillian.What are your thoughts?
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