Apple can't make iChat compatible with all IM services. The problem is not with Apple. There is currently no standard for IM and Yahoo, MSN, etc. are proprietary networks. Apple had to pick one to work with and AOL's IM network is by far the largest.
There are two IM standards that are competing (XMPP vs. SIMPLE), but we are far from ratification and compliance of a single standard. It is going to be a few years before we see that. Until then the end user will suffer.
For those interested in the standards, check out http://www.jabber.com/
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Apple can't make iChat compatible with all IM services. The problem is not with Apple. There is currently no standard for IM and Yahoo, MSN, etc. are proprietary networks. Apple had to pick one to work with and AOL's IM network is by far the largest.There are two IM standards that are competing (XMPP vs. SIMPLE), but we are far from ratification and compliance of a single standard. It is going to be a few years before we see that. Until then the end user will suffer.
For those interested in the standards, check out http://www.jabber.com/
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