Comments on: Microsoft sends message on 'unified messaging'

Goal is to free people from having to guess whether to use IM, phone or e-mail to reach someone.

[Maccess]

Convergence for Windows.

There's nothing unifying about convergence technology that runs only on Windows.

It isn't convergence if it doesn't run on most operating systems on different types of gadgets.

[nzamparello]

Most IM's do that already...

Case in point, yahoo.. Thier IM has VOIP, E-mail, and IM all in one package.. Skype has IM and VOIP and it's free.. Boy is M$ really playing catch-up!

[redpayne]

Many of those of us who use computers are looking for a good phone dialer that also allows us to use landline and a microphone and headset to communicate because of poor hearing ability or the need to take notes with the computer keyboard.