cocoaforge

Posted: **Tue Mar 01, 2005 5:53 pm**

Refocusing its vision for AOL Instant Messenger, America Online is endeavoring to revitalize the service by opening up its community and presence to third parties.

It is AOL's desire to architect AIM in a way that is, "turnkey and simple," for partners to build extended services including plug-ins. AOL will also look inward to grow and build an audience on the open Web by closely connecting AIM with other AOL Internet properties....

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I was wondering what you all think this means for Adium? Does this mean it will be easier to incorporate AIM features?

Posted: **Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:19 pm**

I don't know how this whole "AOL IS OPENING UP AIM!!!!" thing got started, but it's simply untrue. All they're doing is giving third parties frameworks to enhance the AIM client's functionality. They're not publishing specifications for the OSCAR protocol.

Posted: **Tue Mar 01, 2005 6:41 pm**

well i tried to keep it rational because i read the article and that's what it sounded like but I thought I'd throw it out there and see if maybe they were opening the protocol a bit more.

cocoaforge

AOL opening up AIM?

AOL opening up AIM?