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And what was the state of Linux when proprietary instant messaging apps were popular?

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[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It was great because none of them secured their protocols.

Everyone on Linux just used Pidgin and you had all your contacts and chats on every service all in one client.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

Can confirm. I used pidgin for MSN.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I used Pidgin every day for about 15 years on Windows. Different times. Sometimes it feels, better times.