Why does Skype NOT offer SMS messaging?

From the top, I must confess to never liking the Evil M, but I must go a step further regarding Skype, one of the Evil M’s acquisitions. Most of you probably do not know that Skype is owned by the Evil M. No, I want even say their name, and I just don’t understand why anyone would use one of their computers, or operating systems to be technically correct, or any of their products if truth be told. But even I do — if you count Skype.

Skype was a nice product; yes, it was, past tense, nice with video conferencing capabilities and cute emojis. Evil M stepped in and purchased them. Why, I wondered at the time - while debating whether to close my account. I held out, and hoped they would improve Skype. Yeah, right. In the years since, the question has always arisen as to why SMS is absent from the platform. Oh, you were able to send an SMS, just not receive one, until last year, I believe. Now you can't even send an SMS. Yeah, but what good is it to send an SMS, when you have no idea if the recipient actually messaged you back? Insane? Yes, yes, forever and always, insane — and Evil, isn't it? That has always been the case with Evil M, taking a nice product and making sure it doesn’t develop further, just redo the interface, over and over and over and over again. That way, no one knows where any of the damn buttons are — not even regular users. I could go on, but this is Evil M we’re talking about — and Im busy,org.

So lets really get into it. Well, then again, I don’t want to get into it; I’m just in the state of ever-puzzled. Supposedly we have competition in this capitalist marketplace, and yet Skype is doing relatively well, and has no real competitor, just a huge weakness glaring for all to see. It's odd, isn’t it? Skype is doing well enough to raise its prices across the board, from phone numbers to phone service. No competitors? No one? Perhaps, could we summon the blockchain to the rescue?

If anyone knows of a competitor — one that I have missed, please let me know. Pretty please, with a cherry on top, for I would LOVE to know.

After the browser wars, which still persist really, and I don’t even want to know or even contemplate the underlying, contorted logic of the Evil M, I just want to make a point. If a competitor were to come along, say offering the same price or even a little more, say 50% more expensive, with the inclusion of SMS, I would bet that every Skype user would run, not walk, run away as fast as they could, leaving all of those lovely, colorful rainbows in the dust.

My conclusion: well, I better not….