@Nathaniel Flick -- I don't think I understand. XMPP is an open protocol not invented by Google. It powers Jabber, and because of that Google Talk. Google would be unable to control it, even if they wanted.
Google Wave would obviously be under Google control, but one of the most intriguing aspects to me is that the server software is available for anyone to create and install on any server. Instead of having a wiki and SharePoint and Blogs, we can internally use something like Google Wave with all of our confidential information residing on local servers. In my mind, I look at it like GMail. Yes, GMail is a force to be reckoned with in the email space, but Google does not control email because of it. Google Wave will be the biggest implementation of both the XMPP protocol and the Wave software, but I don't think it necessarily follows that Google will "control" the platform. Maybe I'm just naive :) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=46426 ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
