Microsoft Windows 8.1 removes Facebook and Flickr photo integration

Microsoft offered deep social integration for
photos in Windows 8 with the Photos app,
but now the company plans to backpedal a
bit for Windows 8.1.
The company's built-in Photos app
previously allowed users to grab photos from
Facebook and Flickr. But despite some new
improvements on the way, the Photos app in
Windows 8.1 will no longer support
Facebook and Flickr integration. In addition,
the upcoming software update will remove
support for images on network storage.

The decision was explained on Microsoft's
community forums recently, saying Microsoft
had introduced the functionality in Photos
because it just wanted to provide a way for
users to view photos from other services.
Why would Microsoft do this? Simple: there
weren't enough apps in the store at launch
that could offer such capabilities.
"Now there are many apps in the store that
offer ways to view photos on other services
and soon there will even be a Facebook app
from Facebook," Microsoft said. "We’re
confident Facebook will offer great ways to
view and engage socially with photos on
Facebook. We welcome Flickr to do the
same."
Although Windows 8.1 app has removed
most social ties for photos, Microsoft said
its People app would still offer the ability to
socially engage with friends and photos.
Still, losing the ability to merge photo
services into one app will come as a
disappointment to some.

Source:- Microsoft forum