TMCnet Senior Editor Mae Kowalke has done another fantastic job following the latest buzz with speculation about a new platform from Microsoft code-named “Echoes,” that the company apparently thinks will eventually do away with the need for telephone numbers. T
Mae says the idea is to integrate the functions of mobile phones and e-mail into a single system that enables people to contact one another based on name rather than having to look up and dial a number or type an e-mail address.
Read more what she has to say about it here.