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mischief6
why would anyone prefer this over a decent jabber client like irssi+bitlbee?
randallma
Not OP, but here's some off the top of my head:

* group chat

* facebook stickers

* easy(ish) file uploads

jonleung
Yeah, these are definitely some reasons why I like it!
mischief6
these are fair points, but frankly i have never needed to upload a file to facebook or use a group chat, and i have never seen a facebook sticker but i would probably find them distracting. i use bitlbee+irssi because it is the least distracting way in which i can consume facebook chat to communicate with people on their platform.
jonleung
Totally makes sense! Yeah, this app isn't for everyone. I am personally very regularly in many active facebook group chats and love the stickers. To each their own.
jonleung
XMTP support is being taken away by FB in April so it will be a proprietary closed protocol : /

I also like @randallma's points as well!

mischief6
that's extremely unfortunate news. maybe bitlbee can get a custom plugin for whatever newfangled protocol they decide to roll.
moonshinefe
I know right? In the same vein, I've often wondered why folks would prefer Windows 7 over OpenBSD too. Total mystery.
rebyn
Why would what seems like some CSS tweaks need to have access to my FB and browsing data?
jonleung
That's a good question! In addition to CSS tweaks, I am finding having a button there is nice, and the links to people's profiles cannot be clicked on now (which I only know how to do through Javascript).