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		gioele on Sept 23, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Brave New Phone Call > what's the last protocol that's gained mass developer/user usage? XMPP and SIP. And BTW, Whatsapp is non-federated XMPP. The Twitter protocol is HTTP, its API is documented and clones exist; like Whatsapp it is non-federated.

knowaveragejoe on Sept 23, 2014 [–]

The distinction you describe is one I'm sure the mass market fully appreciates.

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