Is There Any Decent Universal IM Client under Vista?

I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent universal
instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my access to
Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently available --
that is to give me one standard interface for all of the IMs I currently
years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is ultimately successful
this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's not right is he?

Why not ask your "buddy" what specific "universal instant messenger"
he's referring to since natively Vista does not include any IMs?

ross m. greenberg wrote:
> I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent universal
> instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my access to
> Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently available --
> that is to give me one standard interface for all of the IMs I currently
> years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is ultimately successful
> this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's not right is he?
>
>

See
http://www.techsupportalert.com/best...ing-client.htm
and there are other reviews if you Google for "universal instant messenger".

It is up to you to choose which style of interface you prefer, and they
may well work under Vista even if Vista is not officially listed as
supported.



On 25/05/2009 19:15, ross m. greenberg wrote:
> I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent universal
> instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my access to
> Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently available --
> that is to give me one standard interface for all of the IMs I currently
> years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is ultimately successful
> this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's not right is he?
>
>

He is now a Macintosh fan -- and is not available online right now or I
would. I recall it starting with either "At" or "Al"


"Leroy" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Why not ask your "buddy" what specific "universal instant messenger" he's
> referring to since natively Vista does not include any IMs?
>
> ross m. greenberg wrote:
>> I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent
>> universal instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my
>> access to Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently
>> available -- that is to give me one standard interface for all of the
>> IMs I currently years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is
>> ultimately successful this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's
>> not right is he?
>>

ross m. greenberg wrote:
> I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent universal
> instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my access to
> Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently available --
> that is to give me one standard interface for all of the IMs I currently
> years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is ultimately successful
> this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's not right is he?
>
>

Look at either Pidgin or Trillian.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/se...35&tag=nl.e101

trillian seems to work.....thank you


"The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"
<> wrote in message news:gveq6e$eri$...
> ross m. greenberg wrote:
>> I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent
>> universal instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my
>> access to Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently
>> available -- that is to give me one standard interface for all of the
>> IMs I currently years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is
>> ultimately successful this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's
>> not right is he?
>>
>>
>
> Look at either Pidgin or Trillian.
>
> --
> "Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
> - Linus Torvalds
>
> DRM and unintended consequences:
> http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/se...35&tag=nl.e101

ross m. greenberg wrote:
> trillian seems to work.....thank you
>
>
> "The poster formerly known as 'The Poster Formerly Known as Nina DiBoy'"
> <> wrote in message news:gveq6e$eri$...
>> ross m. greenberg wrote:
>>> I'm running Vista Ultimate and was wondering if there was a decent
>>> universal instant messenger (IM) client out there that would make my
>>> access to Microsoft Messenger, AIM, Facebook Chat, etc. transparently
>>> available -- that is to give me one standard interface for all of the
>>> IMs I currently years? A buddy of mine claims that Apple/Macintosh is
>>> ultimately successful this whereas Vista falls flat on its face -- he's
>>> not right is he?
>>>
>>>
>> Look at either Pidgin or Trillian.
>>

Glad to help.

--
"Software is like sex, it's better when it's free."
- Linus Torvalds

DRM and unintended consequences:
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/se...35&tag=nl.e101

"Leroy" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Why not ask your "buddy" what specific "universal instant messenger" he's
> referring to since natively Vista does not include any IMs?

So what's Windows Messenger then?

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I personally use Trillian. It doesn't cover facebook on my version, but
the new beta that just released does.


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