Identity Interface

Well I just got my invitation for the Grand Central Beta

Seems pretty cool so far.
The only problem I see, is google owns my number.
Would I really want to distribute it, if it can be taken away?
Probably not.

For a small business with a website, the call me button is nice.

Your customer can click the button, and call all of the phones you have setup.
For that customer that keeps having issues, you can set them up with a peaceful ring, or just send him directly to voicemail.

It will nice to see some integration with google talk. When someone calls you from google talk, it can go to your grand central account. If you are not online, it can ring your phone.

Seems like a nice way to blur the distinction between internet voice communication and traditional voice communication.

Now that Microsoft has revealed plans to release the source.
I wonder if I will be able to download it and build it on my machine.
Or is it strictly for debugging purposes?

Maybe they will even allow us to access the current build and tinker with the new features:)
That would be awesome.

I can’t wait to start utilizing this feature, it will be great to be able to see what kind of stuff microsoft is doing under the hood.