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At one point everyone was supporting xmpp in their closed chat platforms too (including Facebook) - until they weren't.

Cynically this is either required to show compliance with the Digital Markets Act or it's embrace,extend,extinguish to launch their new product.

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I do remember how FB supported XMPP until it didn't, and I was pretty annoyed when they dropped support.

At the same time though, I don't understand how this is an argument against them supporting ActivityPub. Isn't it better that they supported an open standard at all? At least we got to enjoy that brief golden era when we could FB Chat via Adium.

Because the connections with people using the facebook client died when they dropped support. Now you have to experience the loss of connections or move platforms to continue the conversation. Most moved, many tried to use many protocols at once while other friendship just died.

> Because the connections with people using the facebook client died when they dropped support

Right, but those connections never would have happened anyway if they never supported XMPP, so by killing it they just reverted to the status quo.

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.

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