Google Talk and AIM have a similar protocol, but Google wants a gateway in the servers, to make sure there are no issues getting screen names etc from AIM.
Quotation from Justin Uberti, who has worked with both Google and AIM:
On the Google side, I can simply refer to our official statement, and give our stock answer, "We are working actively on integrating AIM access in Google Talk."
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AOL also appears to be working on an XMPP gateway for AIM, which would allow XMPP/Jabber clients to access the AIM network using AIM screen names. Based on the public information, it looks like this should be available in the near future.
Compatibility with other clients looks like the future for instant messengers. I wonder if one day, MSN and Windows Live Messenger will work with Google Talk, I personally would love to see that happen.
Source: Google Operating System blog
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