Jabber/XMPP started to suck at the moment we've started using smartphones that keep reconnecting between wifi and mobile networks as i move around. relying on that single persistent TCP connection does not make sense anymore. This is huge pain with IRC as well... And no, i will not run server-side proxy irc client that is supposed to keep me reachable while im reconnecting.
Also sending media (or even rich text) never really worked as each client implemented it differently. While whatsapp just works...
Also sending media (or even rich text) never really worked as each client implemented it differently. While whatsapp just works...