Michael Leone on 3 Apr 2008 05:19:48 -0700 |
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 12:11 AM, Claude M. Schrader <plug@claudeschrader.com> wrote: > > I can maybe see this one ... of course, using IM on a phone is typing a > > conversation, rather than using the phone as a phone, and actually > > *speaking* to the person at the other end ... <G> > > > > I'd venture to guess that at this point, 99% of new phones sold include > SMS messaging, and many include built in IM, and email clients. Talking to > people is overrated anyway :-) :-) I know, I text a friend of mine a lot. But those are really short, 1 sentence sort of statements. Kind of like Twitter tweets, as it were. It's not a full "conversation", not enough to justify a full IM client. Mine are more on the line of "Beer tonight?" or "Did you get lost on the way to the bar?". ... hmmm ... I'm beginning to smell a pattern there .... <G> Still, it's probably cheaper to IM over the Internet (which might be included in your monthly plan) than to pay long distance charges to speak to a person on the phone (altho that could be covered by the plan,. too). ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
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