1. IM+ has chat (every major IM system) and web browser in the same app.
2. Multitasking is just another word for accomplishing less, but more slowly.
2. Multitasking is just another word for accomplishing less, but more slowly.
2. Thanks for repeating something you read on the internet in a patronizing way
You read it here first, since I composed it. Google it.
> "The issue I have with the iPad is you can't really chat with friends online and do anything else at the same time"
You can chat with friends online and do something else at the same time: surf the web. The IM+ client for iPad has a browser built in, allowing both to happen at the same time.
Additionally, since IM+ and BeejiveIM support push, whenever you're not actively typing, you can simply quit the app and do anything else. When someone replies, you see the message without interrupting what you're doing. If you click "View" to type back, it does interrupt. By contrast, the IM+ built-in browser doesn't interrupt.
Also, I'm not sure "IM+ sucks" is an accurate or helpful statement.
He doesn't like IM+, which is his right, but the user ratings are quite high. I use BeejiveIM for its meta-contacts grouping, but occasionally appreciate IM+'s integrated web browser. Even though I prefer BeejiveIM, it's not clear that IM+ actually sucks.
In any case, on the iPad, you can chat with friends online and do something else at the same time.
Regarding IM+ sucking, the latest revision is much better than it used to be.