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AOL was set to announce on Monday that it is opening up its AIM Software Development Kit to Linux, Mac OS X and Pocket PC developers. In addition, the company is providing the ability for developers to build customized plug-ins and other software that work with AOL's location-based services, PC-to-PC voice calling functionality and multi-party voice chat.
Developers also will be able to create customized AIM Bots, opt-in screen names which help users send pictures or podcasts to their blogs, among other activities. More information on the Open AIM initiative is at developer.aim.com.
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- Too little...
- ...too late!
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- AOL Doesn't even support MAC
- AOL doesn't even support MAC OS. They, starting on a MAC platform, dumped us! I had to quit AOL because it quit running on my MAC - and now, they want us back? Who can trust them? --- Not me!
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- Wow
- This is only 10 years late. Neal Saferstein
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- Not True
- Look at ICHAT, apple and aol worked together on that. Neal Saferstein
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