Windows 10: Microsoft to drop Facebook, Google Chat integration in Outlook.com

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Well, google announced they were going to be dropping XMPP almost 2 years ago, but it's been a slow process... for instance, I Hangouts still supported it for a very long time. However, about a year ago Google Voice dropped support. I guess it's about time others started to drop it as well, given that google won't support it either.

:)

 

Google chat Integration with messaging Hub

When can we expect integration of IM like Google chat with Mesaging Hub in Windows Phone 8??



Google chat integration with Messaging Hub will really help to stay online and it will be really attractive to be online always using Windows Phone.

Since Facebook is integrated, It ll be good if Google Chat is also included.

 

Chat status isn't available

Still, it doesn't want to connect to chat, even I'm using Wi-Fi,, and Yes, I can use chat from outlook.com

Well, yes I have facebook chat integrated with my phone, and the status options still there..

 

Skype is not free. Is Microsoft becoming more greedy? I just hope they don't start charging for outlook.com web based email service. I use outlook as my main email.

 

Where did Skype come into anything? And yes, Skype is free, at least for messaging... it's not free to make actual calls in the phone system, but that's the only thing that costs money. Regardless, Skype has nothing to do with the subject.

 

These kinds of games remind me why I'm leery of the 'Cloud'. Corporations simply drop functionality, either for competitive reasons, cost, or simple lack of attention span, or whatever. Google is famous for this. So you get a nice workflow going based on some web services, and poof! they're gone one fine day. My ISP outsourced its email service to gmail through Google Partners. So do many colleges and universities. Then, last summer, Google announced they were pulling the plug. Poof! a big scramble to find an alternative.

Another consideration is that services that were once free become paid. Hard to predict how that will go for any particular service.

Another consideration is that they have all your stuff, and can paw through it at will. And they do - that's why it's free!

 

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I didn't realize the chat was free. When I signed up for Skype, all they wanted was money to use it.

 

Voice and video calls to other Skype users are also free. It is only when you call a real phone number (not on Skype) you have to pay (or forward calls to your mobile or whatever).

 

Not sure why it would matter
If someone was a facebooker you have the silly thing as an app on your desktop or start screen/ cell phone... :/