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		berti on June 23, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IRC.com Bought by London Trust Media, Pledges an I... Each member has the option to use the client of their choice (IRCCloud, their own bouncer, web client, desktop applications, etc.), each with varying cost, effort, and convenience. With Discord, everyone is locked into Discord. P.S. You only need one IRCCloud sub for _all_ the channels + servers you want to lurk in.

crooked-v on June 23, 2018 [–]

For most people, having multiple clients available, all with their own quirks, is a downside. This goes double when dealing with phones.

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