I vote that Microsoft remove ALL integration with Messenger, and let it
become a stand alone, use only if you want, to program where absolutely NO
other options or programs depend on it. It is a waist of resources. AOL, ICQ
etc have the decency not to integrate themselves with the rest of my programs
leaving the user to have it running ONLY when they want to use it for
communicating. The LAST thing we need around here is a bunch of the employees
instant messaging all their friends and family instead of working! Duh, what
was Microsoft thinking! There is a useful feature in Outlook, the "Display
Presence Status in the From field". It makes it a little easier to access
scheduling info etc for the sender of an e-mail. This info can be accessed
without messenger by right clicking and waiting a few seconds on the senders
name. However, if messenger is active and the above option is selected, (it
can only be selected if Messenger is active) then there is a nice little
Dot/Button next to the senders name you can click on to get the info. This is
typical of the useless obnoxious wasteful and frustrating integration of
Messenger that Microsoft has so rudely forced upon the user. I vote that
Microsoft immediately issue updates and patches that will remove ALL
integration without disabling any obviously don't need to be linked features
(Such as the one mentioned above) in all current OSes and other products, and
that they keep it out of Vista and future products etc. Who want's to vote
with me.

Ralph Malph