Windows Live Messenger launches public beta

OOOH, Me too, Me too, MSFT says Me too to VOIP IM blah blah blah: Oh boy, we better get back on the bandwagon and announce
that MSFT also has a VOIP addition to the Windows OS, how
convenient, another way to get Phishing Dialers, Porn 900
number billings and a virus in your phone. Remember the MSFT
programmable phone product from 5 years ago, that went
nowhere.

Lets see AIM, MSN IM, Google Chat IM, Jabber IM, ICQ IM, Gizmo
IM, Skype IM, or VOIP, so I'm confused....once these pieces of
crap all talk to each other, safely, and easily...then we might
actually have an Open design that allows people to really use
this junk to make a simple phone call.

When was the last time you opened up a cell phone to push the
wrong buttons and got the Web and not a damn phone call you
were trying to make. Putting calling and phones into a PC is way
overboard, especially when the PC is the number one target of ID
stealing, Phishing, scams, viruses, trojans and whatever else can
sneak into the swiss-cheese OS and ruin an otherwise simple
concept. When I need to make a call....I think I will use my
Telephone.; Posted by: jonathan swift Posted on: 05/09/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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