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This is quite funny
http://blog.radvision.com/voipsurvivor/2009/10/26/what-if-microsoft-developed-twitter/

Anybody want to do a What if IBM developed Twitter?

Posted by Carl Tyler On 10/27/2009 | Permalink |

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1 - If IBM developed twitter....

Hmm, It would have to have something about needing to go through at least 5 pages before you can sign in and look at tweets. Provided you have a valid IBM ID that has been granted access to that resource and don't forget to update your profile.

Posted by Declan Lynch At 04:18:16 PM On 10/27/2009 | - Website - |

2 - Don't forget that it would be probably be named something like "IBM Lotus Twitter Enterprise Collaboration Client Express".

Emoticon

Posted by Erik Brooks At 05:23:30 PM On 10/27/2009 | - Website - |

3 - IBM would call it:
IBM Sametime Advanced Limited Edition
Limited by 140 characters of course

Posted by Keith Brooks At 09:04:16 PM On 10/27/2009 | - Website - |

4 - It would be a cross-platform "rich" client that you could download free with registration and it would have a @macro language.

Posted by Dan Sickles At 09:21:08 PM On 10/27/2009 | - Website - |

5 - oh...and a Java API circa 1999.

Posted by Dan Sickles At 09:25:36 PM On 10/27/2009 | - Website - |

6 - There would be two versions. One is based on Domino, and it installs in 5 minutes and just works. The other requires Websphere, DB2, and half of Tivoli's product suite in order to work, and it requires 6 consultants for 7 days to install. The incentives for IBM's sales force would heavily favor promoting the latter version.

Posted by Richard Schwartz At 10:53:55 PM On 10/27/2009 | - Website - |