I had a requirement from a client that we be in communication via Skype Chat, so I went and installed. I really like it, especially the fun "hidden" emoticons, but I can't for the life of me figure out why they don't have a means to be able to tell when the person you're chatting with is typing. It can lead to some awkward silences b/c you're not sure if the other person is responding or not. I googled this, and in the Skype forums, the reason is put that "Microsoft owns that technology, and you'll never see it implemented in Skype, even through there are thousands of requests for it".
WTF? Microsoft "owns" the technology? Why does basically every other chat program have it, then? And how can MS "own" that? To me, that's like saying AT&T "owns" the busy signal. Anyone know any more about this? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Introducing the Fusion Authority Quarterly Update. 80 pages of hard-hitting, up-to-date ColdFusion information by your peers, delivered to your door four times a year. http://www.fusionauthority.com/quarterly Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:216413 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
