Why Microsoft Wants Discord

Re:Why Microsoft Wants Discord by pityJuke on Friday March 26, 2021 @12:16PM (#26593857)

I wonder whether Microsoft would try and tie Discord accounts to Microsoft accounts. I think it'd be a bad call, as unlike Mojang (to be fair, it took years for Microsoft to actually migrate them), Discord does have a proper accounts infrastructure built up, one which is used as an authentication service of its own. Easier integration and auto signup with MSFT accounts, sure, but I think it would be a mistake to do a migration.

LinkedIn and Github are good examples to show that they wouldn't.

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Re:Why Microsoft Wants Discord by throwaway123x2 on Friday March 26, 2021 @12:47PM (#26594217)

That would be a nightmare. It currently takes anywhere between 2 and 5 redirects to log into one of my MSFT accounts.

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Re:Why Microsoft Wants Discord by goalieca on Friday March 26, 2021 @01:08PM (#26594472)

Personally I find microsoft Authenticator pretty nice. Yes, there’s more requests but it’s easier to tap a button on my watch than to drag open some other Authenticator and type in a pin.

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Re:Why Microsoft Wants Discord by bluefirebrand on Friday March 26, 2021 @01:06PM (#26594453)

Don't forget the password reset.

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Re:Why Microsoft Wants Discord by pndy on Friday March 26, 2021 @02:08PM (#26595110)

Back few years ago after MS purchased Skype they did add support for MSN/Live accounts in that messenger and ultimately, at some point user was forced to log into Skype with MSN account and merge contact lists.

But it seems even today it's still possible to use Skype with old native accounts, along with Microsoft account and what I just discover... with Github accounts. So if they do purchase Discord it might be possible that in future this IM will get support for MS accounts (I wouldn't be surprised if also Github ones) and users will be also offered merge and login with MS account alone containing "old" Discord accounts data for MS definition of "convenience". After all Microsoft account it's their single sign-on feature.

If purchase will take place, I think the question is what they'll do with it: keeping Discord as exclusively game-oriented IM that will somehow be merged with their Xbox infrastructure or abandon Microsoft Teams/merge it with Discord and keep it as business/professional oriented communication platform. Discord might be left alone for a while but I think MS will eventually give it a special place somewhere under their umbrella of services.

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Re:Why Microsoft Wants Discord by pityJuke on Friday March 26, 2021 @03:17PM (#26595823)

> Discord as exclusively game-oriented IM

I mean, Discord is currently in the process of abandoning the game-oriented model, and being a general IM app [1].

[1]: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/30/21308194/discord-gaming-u...

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Re:Why Microsoft Wants Discord by pndy on Friday March 26, 2021 @04:02PM (#26596290)

Sure but if purchased Microsoft can have own plans regarding Discord

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