Re:Yeah, I really want a Microsoft Standard. (Score 1)

It would probably be a good idea to give something like this support for current protocols (ICQ, AIM...) One of the reasons ICQ is so popular is becuase it has such a huge user base. People use ICQ because so many othet people do also. By giving it support for a couple protocols, you can tell the user "Hey, look, you can communicate with people on all these services using just one program." And then by giving the program a preference of the new protocol over the old, you would have a nice, painless changeover to the newer (and hopefully better) protocol.