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Microsoft Kills Windows 10's Messaging Everywhere Texts, To Bolster Skype (pcworld.com)
Reader tripleevenfall writes: The ability to respond to text messages received on your phone with the same app on your PC. It's a dream that's been a reality for Mac users since 2014, and Windows 10 Mobile users were supposed to get the feature, called Messaging Everywhere, with the Anniversary Update rolling out August 2.
But that's not happening anymore. Instead, Microsoft thinks it has a better idea: add Messaging Everywhere to an upcoming version of Skype for Windows 10 PCs.Microsoft commentator Brad Sams writes, "Skype barely works; let's add new features. Texting from your phone is cool, let's remove it. 0.0% people want this."
But that's not happening anymore. Instead, Microsoft thinks it has a better idea: add Messaging Everywhere to an upcoming version of Skype for Windows 10 PCs.Microsoft commentator Brad Sams writes, "Skype barely works; let's add new features. Texting from your phone is cool, let's remove it. 0.0% people want this."
Skype looks like an application from 15 years ago.
I'm not sure what they're going for, but apps like LINE which feature video, phone calls, groups and text chat are currently running circles around Skype.
Microsoft needs to fire everyone who has had a finger in the godawful Skype UI and hire some people who were born after 1990.
And I say that as a 50 year old.