Microsoft Removing Google Chat and Facebook from Outlook.com

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Nothing but Skype from here on out

For those who use Outlook.com, they will have to rely on Skype for all of their communication needs. In an email to its users, Microsoft announced that it will be removing Facebook and Google Chat from Outlook.com. It is a move that is unsurprising given how much Microsoft has invested in Skype.
"Within the next couple of weeks, we will be discontinuing support for Facebook Chat in Outlook.com. And due to Google's decision to discontinue the chat protocol used by the Google Talk platform, we can no longer provide Google Chat in Outlook.com," reads an email from the company. "We understand that this may disappoint some of our customers, but we hope that you'll try Skype for Outlook.com chat, and video and voice calling, so you can take advantage of the more robust ways to keep in touch with friends and family."
Microsoft went on to say that this will not affect users’ connection to their Facebook or Google accounts. This means that users’ People page and the People apps will continue to be updated with the latest contact information from those services.
Whether the removal of these two services will cause Outlook.com users to go elsewhere, rather than use Skype, remains to be seen.
But do you use Outlook.com and does the removal of Facebook Chat and Google Chat matter to you? Let us know in the comments below!
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