I disagree. I think that the Gmail integration is more useful than a separate application like Meebo. If I am online, then Gmail is open. Always. I don’t want to have to sign into another page and keep it open as well. But I do think that this (along with Jabber transports and client-side solutions like GAIM and Meebo) is an awkward solution to IM interoperability. The best fix is for the IM networks to adopt a common open protocol, like Jabber, for communicating with one another.