let's be real... this concern was always fake. that's why chat-com aggregator apps never had any real take-off. pidgin (formerly GAIM) was the last big one, and it was only used by uber-nerds. normal people don't care. eric ries (of lean startup) even did user validation on this, and the average person has over a dozen chat / social media apps, and is active on multiple on them. people just don't care.
let's be real... this concern was always fake. that's why chat-com aggregator apps never had any real take-off. pidgin (formerly GAIM) was the last big one, and it was only used by uber-nerds. normal people don't care. eric ries (of lean startup) even did user validation on this, and the average person has over a dozen chat / social media apps, and is active on multiple on them. people just don't care.
stop building inside others' walled gardens.