Speaking of Microsoft…

by Garrett Smith

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…it seems that they have restored VoIP to Microsoft Live Messenger. Honestly, I didn’t know it was gone. I use it as an “IM” at the office - but only for internal usage (and I have a phone to call my colleagues). To no one’s surprise they are offering below sea level pricing on outbound calling - so this is really a non-story right?

Well - let’s speculate for a second.

Microsoft has really been priming the VoIP pump of late. With OCS and ResponsePoint Microsoft is slowly entering the VoIP market (well, they did make a pretty big statement at IT EXPO) - poised to take this to the next level , could it be that Windows Live Messenger could be the basis for a unified communications tie-in?

Most likely a long-shot, but don’t be surprised if there aren’t some strong ties at some point.