Skype IM really sucks. Both parties have to be online in order for the message to be delivered. What gives...? I got burned too many times on this 'feature' whe

Skype IM really sucks. Both parties have to be online in order for the message to be delivered. What gives...? I got burned too many times on this 'feature' when my message was not delivered in time simply because my Skype was offline...