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Nimbuzz: not quite enough

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22 Aug 2006

http://theinternetispeople.com/2006/08/22/nimbuzz-not-quite-enough/

Nimbuzz provides more communication power for your mobile buck, but it’s still the wrong approach. It’s definitely a cool service - instant messaging, worldwide SMS for pennies and an integrated messaging system - but it’s never going to become as ubiquitous as it needs to be to really take off. Think of it this way: would [...]

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