because those networks do not want one program to access
them all.
Exactly. It's going against the user instead of towards
them. Sucks.
I think AOL patended its sooo special protocol and were
trying to get on court with Trilian.
They also have non-aggression pacts, the one obvious
being AOL-MS.
I read on Trillian's website, that the
"required upgrade for MSN Messenger
Users" is primarily for security reasons...ie:
get them using the new protocol that newer version of
MSN Messenger relies on. Trillian Pro v2.0 (beta)
currently is using this newer protocol, but the free
version (and pro 1.0) currently do not. Its still unsure
if MS will be not enabling Trillian (or any other 3rd
party software) to connect until Oct. 15 actually rolls
around, though ... so don't hold me to this comment. The
possibility that Trillian Pro 2.0 beta will still
function, is pretty good, since its using the newer
security protocol.