XMPP Protocol not for sale

Last Friday Cisco announced that it has acquired Jabber for an undisclosed sum. The Jabber development team created an open-source IM and presence protocol called XMPP used by Google Talk and Gizmo. The XMPP Protocol is not for sale but Cisco for sure bought some influence here.

Why spend $3.2 billion for something DimDim provides for free?

DimDimThe free DimDim Beta has arrived. It makes me wonder why Cisco bought WebEx Communications for $3.2 billion.