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   mikiem2
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   Talk to your Messenger Contacts on Skype

   http://blogs.skype.com/en/2012/11/skypewlm.html

   We've got good news to share! Skype and Messenger are coming together. Millions of Messenger users will be able to reach their Messenger friends on Skype. By updating to Skype, Messenger users can instant message and video call their Messenger friends.

   This effort started with the release of Skype 6.0 for Mac and Windows a few weeks ago, which allows you to sign into Skype using a Microsoft account. Now Messenger users just need to update to the latest version of Skype, sign in using a Microsoft account, and their Messenger contacts will be there.

   Our goal remains to deliver the best communications experience for everyone, everywhere. We want to focus our efforts on making things simpler for our users while continuously improving the overall experience. We will retire Messenger in all countries worldwide in the first quarter of 2013 (with the exception of mainland China where Messenger will continue to be available).

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   Anonymous
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   Continued support for Messenger in China maybe caused by the fact that China has outlawed the use of Skype.

   Posted 11 years ago #
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   mikiem2
   Moderator

   Cisco releases research study showing how open standards are better than closed systems like Skype.

   http://newsroom.cisco.com/press-release-content?type=webcontent&articleId=1101841

   "Brussels, Belgium – November 7, 2012 – A significant new analysis of the economic potential of combined, video, data and voice systems that work together over the Internet – known as unified communications (UC) – shows great opportunity when these collaboration technologies working together and clear evidence that market growth as well as economic and consumer benefits will be inhibited if they do not."

   " The study, commissioned by Cisco, included several key findings:

   UC technologies have significant potential to increase business productivity but the lack of interoperability is an impediment to widespread adoption.

   UC is particularly susceptible to market failures that could impede standards-based interoperability: (a) there are powerful network effects, meaning that the technologies become more valuable as more users are connected; (b) there are significant costs associated with using multiple vendors or switching from one to another; and, (c) certain vendors have large installed bases and important complementary products.

   Under prevalent market conditions, those vendors who would gain a competitive advantage when networks are proprietary can have incentives to thwart interoperability by undermining industry standards or refusing to adopt them.

   For these reasons, Katz/Keating conclude, the UC market should be monitored closely for signs of specific anti-competitive conduct. When there is evidence of conduct that could or has adversely affected competition through effects on interoperability, government should address that conduct and impose appropriate remedies that would ensure adherence to agreed-upon industry standards."

   Of course everyone knows that Microsoft would Never, Ever practice policies that "thwart interoperability by undermining industry standards or refusing to adopt them.". :)

   Posted 11 years ago #

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