Friday, May 22, 2015

'Flow', Applications Microsoft competitor WhatsApp

Microsoft is reportedly planning other messaging application for the iPhone. Microsoft says that the application called Flow will be launched in the next few months.

Reported Betanews, Thursday (05/21/2015), rather than sending an email with the title and signatures, Flow will allow the contact list in Outlook to communicate or chat similar to Facebook Messenger.

Outlook as it is known is a messaging platform that is inserted into the email client. Microsoft apparently not satisfied with the platform and bring the flow to meet the needs of communication media for customers.

That said, messaging features will not be available on mobile devices, and auto-connects the system will be connected to Skype address. The Redmond-based company revealed that there are more than 300 million active users of Outlook and MSN.

This new application will compete with WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger and Snapchat. However, it is expected Flow able to outperform the instant application with better features.

This is not the first time Microsoft is testing a new feature that uses a user base that has been there before. Skype Qik for example, offers a new type of short video message that allows users to sign in to Skype or Microsoft account ID.

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