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4 stars
Version: Trillian 3.1.11
"Very good but lacks holistic user experience"
Pros: All of the chats you'll ever need under one roof, expandable (via plug-ins), skinnable
Cons: User experience not that thrilling, lacks many of the cool, advanced features of the actual software distributed by the various chat services.
Summary: This is a great program. But it would be *so* much better if it had a nicer user interface and was able to take advantage of all of the features of the services it represents. Still, though, the absolute best for multiplatform IMing. read more
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3 stars
Version: Trillian 3.1.11
"work well, but some functions are not accessible ."
Pros: good basic IM program
Cons: Can't install skins, there are no instructions how to do this, can't access emotion, although I picked them
Summary: works well with minimum bells and whistles. It's fine for my purposes read more
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2 stars
Version: Trillian 3.1.11
"Does not support IRC as they claim"
Pros: Nice look to it (appearance)
Cons: IRC support not included or apparent
Main window is hidden from ALT/TAB switchingSummary: The main window does not show up in the running programs list when trying to keyboard switch (ALT-TAB). This is a critical need in an IRC/CHAT/IM client since most people would have multiple windows open at once and it's often easier then to use ALT-... read more
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1 stars
Version: Trillian 3.1.11
"I was disappointed with it's performance"
Pros: It was easy to set up and looks nice.
Cons: I could not enter into any of the Yahoo chat rooms even though my status showed that I was connected to Yahoo Messenger.
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5 stars
Version: Trillian 3.1.11
Pros: Ability to use multiple chat programs in one easy to use application. I can also use personal and professional accounts without multiple programs running.
Cons: Lack of recent plug-ins.
Lack of open Beta testing for Astra.Summary: I've recommended this to many friends and co-workers. All of them have happily switched and aren't looking back. read more
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