Talk:Comparison of cross-platform instant messaging clients
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Riot.im, Hoccer and Kontalk could also be added to the charts. 94.220.154.71 (talk) 08:16, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
- Each of those three messengers should have a Wikipedia article first. See WP:WTAF. --Dodi 8238 (talk) 11:20, 6 December 2017 (UTC)
- Ring fits that criterion. 94.220.152.66 (talk) 07:38, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
Added. --Dodi 8238 (talk) 17:01, 8 December 2017 (UTC)
Im+ could also be added to the list of programs. 83.150.96.149 (talk) 08:44, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
A few more instant messaging clients: https://www.androidheadlines.com/2013/09/top-10-best-im-instant-message-apps-android.html and https://www.androidpit.com/best-instant-messenger-apps-for-android 83.150.96.149 (talk) 09:16, 30 April 2018 (UTC)
Cyph would be a good one to add for the secure messengers section. 23.243.26.182 (talk) 18:59, 7 June 2018 (UTC)
- These messaging apps do not meet this article's inclusion criteria. Before adding a client, ensure that it has a corresponding Wikipedia article, or create the article first using the software notability essay as a guideline. --Dodi 8238 (talk) 09:38, 8 June 2018 (UTC)
Dubious claim in 1st sentence .. ICB, IRC, Zephyr, and the thing that IBM CP/CMS had all predate 1996. Sounds like a plug for Mirabilis.
To paraphrase Ecclesiastes 1:9, "There ain't nothing new under the sun, son." Instant Messaging was around, in one form or another, since perhaps the 1960s. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 47.185.76.84 (talk) 21:01, 3 July 2018 (UTC)
The "was invented" claim is nonsense. I recollect myself using IM at least as far back as 1987/8, both on dialup from a home computer (Acorn Archimedes) and on Unix and PCs at work. Unix "talk" goes back to 4.2BSD, which appears to date it 1983. Your own page lists Project Athena with a 1987 date. RFC 1459 (IRC) is 1993 - and we know that early implementations pre-date any formal RFC. I agree there were many ways to send messages. CP/CMS was probably one of the most widely used in the 1980's. Maybe what we need is a better definition of what is meant by instant messaging. As MS Windows had a method for sending messages to someone in Windows 95. 2600:1700:4BA0:BE60:D55D:3BFD:D7B0:90E0 (talk) 22:25, 1 August 2018 (UTC)8/1/2018
- Presumably the Texas Austin Uni article linked to that claim is using a very idiosyncratic definition of instant messaging, and clearly this article is not using the same definition for its criteria, so that whole sentence should be scrapped or else a history section should be written which can note the development and temper or remove that claim. ZarhanFastfire (talk) 02:57, 29 August 2018 (UTC)
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I am looking to add Keybase to the comparison list as the Keybase app on all platforms performs end-to-end encrypted chat. There is a COI as I currently work for Keybase, but the Keybase Client is topical to this article and I am in a position to include neutral accurate information. If it is acceptable for me to edit this page I will propose changes to this article as a draft for editors to review.
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