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		reneky on May 21, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google drops XMPP support > Why would Google want to invest resources on giving Microsoft an unfair advantage over themselves? Because it's good for the users.

chris_wot on May 21, 2013 [–]

It's not good for users to allow Microsoft to get away with vendor lock-in. This may force Microsoft's hand. That's good for users.

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