[Air-l] The death of chat?

[Ben Anderson]

> From: Guillaume Latzko-Toth <latzko-toth.guillaume at uqam.ca>

> Chat Messenger as a standard "de facto". Non-interoperability of instant
> messaging services is the key of profitability.

In which case nothing has been learnt from the SMS/texting fiasco. Here in
Europe interoperability of SMS = a network externality effect = profit,
snowballing externality effects = explosion in use = more profit.

IM has some of the same properties EXCEPT users are not charged on a 'per
IM' basis and there is little/no interoperability .

Some room for innovation and strategic re-direction I think?

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