Too Many Messaging Apps

Any more I tend to have Adium, Colloquy, and Skype open at all times. I’d rather have a single application that handled IM, chat and voice so that I don’t have to deal with multiple contact lists, status indicators, and cluttering windows.

There are competing schools of thought on whether a software application should do one simple thing or be all things to all people. I tend to prefer to minimize the total number of applications and devices I have to work with, so I guess I fall more on the extensible side of the spectrum. Who am I kidding, I use emacs to check my email.

Nevertheless, even trying to repress my urge to converge, I still don’t understand why I can’t have a single app for messaging. I’ve read rumors that Skype may eventually support Jabber and that would be step in the right direction. If this bothers me enough I suppose I should contribute to Adium to get the changes in. Any other suggestions?