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+Conversations is a messanger for the next decade. Based on already established
+internet standards that have been around for over ten years Coversations isn’t
+trying to replace current commercial messangers. It will simply outlive them.
+Commercial, closed source products are coming and going. 15 years ago we had
+ICQ which was replaced by Skype. MySpace was replaced by Facebook. WhatsApp and
+Hangouts will disapear soon. Internet standards however stick around. People are
+still using IRC and e-mail even though these protocols have been around for
+decades. Utilizing proven standards doesn’t mean one can not evolve. GMail has
+revolutionized the way we look at e-mail. Firefox and Chrome have changed the
+way we use the Web. Conversations will change the way we look at instant
+messaging. Being less obstrusive than a telephone call instant messaging has
+always played an importent role in modern society. Conversations will show that
+instant messaging can be fast, relialbe and private. Conversations will not
+force its security and privacey aspects upon the user. For those willing to use encryption
+Conversations will make it as uncomplicated as possible. However Conversations
+is aware that end-to-end encryption by the very principle isn’t trivial. Instead
+of trying the impossible and making encryption easier than comparing a
+fingerprint Conversations will try to educate the willing user and explain the
+necessary steps and the reasons behind them. Those unwilling to learn about
+encryption will still be protected by the design principals of Conversations.
+Conversations will simply not share or generate certain information for example
+by encouraging the use of federated servers. Conversations will always
+utilize the best available standards for encryption and media encoding instead
+of reinventing the wheel. However it isn’t afraid to break with behavior patterns
+that have been proven ineffctive.