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Users Want AIM Client for Ubuntu… AOL Says No!

By On February 15, 2012 · 3 Comments

One of the most popular feature requests on AOL’s AIM UserVoice forum was for AIM to have a client available through the Ubuntu Software Center and although this feature request received hundreds more votes than any other feature request it was declined recently by AIM’s Product Manager  with the following response:

aimdeclinesubuntu Users Want AIM Client for Ubuntu... AOL Says No!

As you can imagine it is quite a weak and disappointing response considering that AOL has the resources to develop a client for Ubuntu (Linux) if they so chose and even get help if they open sourced it but instead of fulfilling one of the highest voted feature requests they decided to decline.

All in all I think Pidgin does an excellent job as a all-around IM client anyways but when you have demand for a AOL produced client for Linux that exceeds demands for all other features it just seems natural to follow the desires of the masses?

All I can say is Adam and his team have failed at doing the right thing for their users which is giving them what they want.

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  • tux644

    I totally agree that by declining to the said request they failed to provide good service to their users. I also don’t find any reasonable excuse because I certainly believe that they have the resources for the development of the software.

  • rambotribble

    Many a noble deed has died, even before inception, on the words, “What’s the ROI?” The only real criticism I have of AOL regards their failure to recognise what should be open to begin with, top to bottom. That would add value both for AOL and their clients.

  • cwsnyder

    They want to talk to relatives or friends who use Windows 2000/XP, or  only upgraded to XP in the last 3 years because their Windows 98 machine quit working.