Looks like people have been running into to some problems using Gchat. We’re looking into the issue—but how’s Gchat looking on your end?
Make no mistake, we don’t just like Outlook.com; we love it. The problem with Microsoft’s revamped email service, though, is that ditching Gmail can be a tough sell, as it’s meant giving up features like built-in Gchat. At last, however, Microsoft is adding support for Google Talk, which means you can keep sending your friends dancing-parrot videos even after you make the switch. (Outlook.com still does Facebook and Skype chatting too.) What’s more, you’ll find Gchat baked into SkyDrive.com — a handy tool if you happen to be collaborating with Google users. To clarify, this feature is only coming to the Outlook and SkyDrive websites for now — Dharmesh Mehta, Sr. Director of Outlook.com, told us Microsoft is still considering how GTalk might fit into its mobile apps. In the meantime, though, you can load up Outlook in your browser if you want a peek. And don’t worry if nothing shows up right away: the company is warning users that the roll-out could take several days.
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Source: Microsoft
Apparently Google Ttalk is suffering something of an outage right now. It’s working fine for me through Apple’s messages app, but other people are saying it’s still crapped out. If you have it working, what apps are you using? Did you convince every one of your friends to jump ship and start yammering on another service? Let’s share secrets. More »