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Re:Google says iMessage is too powerful by iam-TJ on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @06:08PM (#29899734)
That sounds like how there were two versions of MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger/Windows Live - one for 'personal' and the other for 'enterprise'. Cannot quite recall the exact differentiation now but I do recall many folks having problems with log-in credentials for one not working with the other about 20 years ago!

Same happened with Skype after it was bought by Microsoft, and I seem to recall this is relatively recent. There were (are?) two Skype clients - one for 'personal' (the original Skype) and another for 'enterprise' (rebranded Windows Live for Enterprise possibly?) and not compatible. Again, I recall trying to help confused Windows users figure out why the (incorrect) client wouldn't log-in with certain credentials.

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Re:Google says iMessage is too powerful by caf on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @07:45PM (#29900741)
Not a messenger, obviously, but they've done the same thing with OneDrive as well. This seems to be some kind of in-house Microsoft antipattern.
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Re:Google says iMessage is too powerful by tatersolid on Saturday January 15, 2022 @03:30PM (#29949942)
Not an anti-pattern. Keeping work and personal stuff intentionally separate is a good thing.
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