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Screenshots of Google Talk’s Integration with AIM with Gmail

From the start, Meebo reeked of being a feature turned into a company. I’m sorry, but really? Taking a proprietary messaging service, building on top of it, and trying to pass it off with a profit?

Meebo was nice. I used it from time to time when I had to get online and the computer I was on didn’t allow for installing AIM. But that was it.

I’ve always wondered why none of the bigger companies like Google or even… Facebook didn’t do this. Especially Facebook: Heck, they could start their own internal instant messaging suite, upping their ridiculous “time spent” stat.

I’m sure uncov’s going to have a field day with this one.