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."

Comments

Hooray

[tripleevenfall]

More of the Skype mentality: Taking something that could be implemented simply and cleanly - and using it to drag you kicking and screaming into an larger application that you hate.

Forget that "0.0% of people want this", as TFA states. We know what you want. We will help you want it.

Re:Hooray

[Dr_Terminus]

I don't remember a time when iTunes was ever a respectable music manager and player. I remember trying it in the early days, but soon went back to just using WinAmp and organized folders in Explorer to play and manage my music... Unfortunately now with iDevices, I'm forced to use the abomination that is iTunes...

Dumpster Fire

[Thelasko]

I'm guessing Microsoft is doing this to get more people to use Skype. Obviously they have no idea why people don't like it. They need to stop adding features and rebranding and make the thing usable again. As it stands, it's just a cluster of various projects haphazardly bundled together. This will only make the problem worse.

Re:Dumpster Fire

[cdrudge]

I'm guessing Microsoft is doing this to get more people to use Skype.

Coming soon to a popup notification on your windows desktop:

"Do you not want to not install Skype to not take over all your conversations you don't not want to not receive?

Select Yes to install. Select Cancel to skip not installing. X to being install now."

Re:What's actually going on?

[Archangel Michael]

http://www.wired.com/2011/05/m...

You spend 8 1/2 BILLION dollars on something,That is why you have a hardon for Skype.

In simple terms, they want Skype to do things, they can then monetize. They are idiots, and users are starting to leave Skype for other apps, like Hangouts, Slack and Telegram because Skype sucks donkey balls.

The problem for Microsoft is, they think they can bully people into their way of doing things, when the reality is that there are more reasons now than ever to avoid using MS crap.