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Originally posted by Random Person
So they allow developers to enhance the Skype experience but they can't modify the interface. Yeah. That makes sense D:
It sure does.
An API allows developers to add automation. You can do all sorts of things with it, without any need for changing the user interface. It makes perfect sense.
It is even the core of what an API stands for. An API is mostly and almost always about the inner workings of a program and automation, not about manipulating the user interface.
Also, it is not because something exists that it is automaticaly legal or according to the terms of usage of the thing it manipulates. And it is also not because something (still) exists that it is (not) known (refering to your last paragraph why MS wouldn't know about it). There can be tons of reasons why MS would choose to not do anything about it, if it is in fact illegal.
Either way, having tabs exactly like Plus! had in Messenger would be very clearly against the terms of usage.
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