The popular independent IM messenger eBuddy seems to be popular on mobile devices, the mobile J2ME version has been downloaded 5 million times! These numbers are unreal to me, since I used the initial version of the IM service primarily for some quick-and-simple IM access at the office back in 2003. Currently, the companies success keeps continuing, and the future of eBuddy seems to reside somewhere in the mobile applications. (read more)