It's official: Microsoft closes Skype deal

[beth]

Good news IMO, hopefully we'll see a more stable client out soon for our... longer chats



Don't see why it should be. MS Office for Mac is better than Office for Windows in many respects.

THE LONG CHATS BROKE MY SKYPE. but good news, hopefully skype will continue to get better + better.

[HotelUser]

I'd like to see them combine the MSN and Skype protocols, and maybe an improved Hotmail interface, with IMAP support.

[xxMATTGxx]

I'd like to see them combine the MSN and Skype protocols, and maybe an improved Hotmail interface, with IMAP support.

This thread isn't about Hotmail... but ok sure.

[Brockam]

Glad this has happened, hopefully an application for BlackBerry might be underway?

[Recursion]

Glad this has happened, hopefully an application for BlackBerry might be underway?

You'll be lucky

[HotelUser]

This thread isn't about Hotmail... but ok sure.

Well, if you don't know what hotmail is here's an info link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotmail

It's a Microsoft service

[xxMATTGxx]

Well, if you don't know what hotmail is here's an info link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hotmail

It's a Microsoft service

Yes but Skype is nothing to do with hotmail. Asking for better IMAP support is nothing to do with Microsoft owning Skype, the Skype division isn't going to bring that to Hotmail. Why? It's a totally different department.

[HotelUser]

Yes but Skype is nothing to do with hotmail. Asking for better IMAP support is nothing to do with Microsoft owning Skype, the Skype division isn't going to bring that to Hotmail. Why? It's a totally different department.

It's already integrated. When you login to Hotmail presently it logs you into web messenger, there's a web messenger tab, you can add/remove and otherwise manage MSN contacts from the hotmail interface and so on. You can also manage your "Live Profile" (which I don't think anyone ever does but it's there nontheless!) What I was saying was it would be nice to see Microsoft actually merge Skype and MSN together, then also improve Hotmail to be-- well, as good as GMail is or Yahoo Mail. They could then integrate chat features and Hotmail features.

[xxMATTGxx]

It's already integrated. When you login to Hotmail presently it logs you into web messenger, there's a web messenger tab, you can add/remove and otherwise manage MSN contacts from the hotmail interface and so on. You can also manage your "Live Profile" (which I don't think anyone ever does but it's there nontheless!) What I was saying was it would be nice to see Microsoft actually merge Skype and MSN together, then also improve Hotmail to be-- well, as good as GMail is or Yahoo Mail. They could then integrate chat features and Hotmail features.

Putting Skype onto other Microsoft services/products such as Xbox, Windows Live and so on is to do with skype. Improving it's features with IMAP is not and that is down to the Hotmail team. That is why I am saying. But such features for hotmaill would be ideal either way but they wouldn't come because of skype now

[Recursion]

IMO they should drop WLM/MSN Messenger and dump everyone on Skype's chat system, it's far far better.