Re: [Air-l] The death of chat?

From: Guillaume Latzko-Toth <latzko-toth.guillaume@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? -- Dr Ben Anderson +44 (0)7710 187 806 www.essex.ac.uk/chimera/people/ben_anderson.html