Microsoft to retire Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype

I posted a thread about this back in September thinking it was going to be the case that this was going to happen one day. It looks like it is going to turn out true with this latest article being posted on TheVerge.


Microsoft to retire Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype

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Microsoft is working towards retiring its Windows Live Messenger client in favor of Skype. The Verge has learned through several sources that Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger service will be retired in the coming months and integrated into Skype. Microsoft has slowly been moving people over to the Messenger backend for Skype over the past few months, with around 80 percent of all IMs sent on Skype being handled by Messenger.

The company will announce the retirement of Windows Live Messenger soon, possibly as early as this week according to sources. The move follows efforts by Skype to link Microsoft accounts to Skype login names ahead of its global retirement plan for Windows Live Messenger. Users of Skype 6.0 for Mac and Windows are now greeted with options to log in using a Microsoft or Facebook account. The Verge reached out to Microsoft for comment on the retirement, we'll update you accordingly.

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Source: http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/5/36...tirement-skype

can't say i'm surprised, windows messenger has been outdated for quite some time so it was always going to happen, especially with microsoft's acquisition of skype...

about time tbh

i've never really liked msn anyway so it doesn't bother me :P

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Originally Posted by xxMATTGxx

I posted a thread about this back in September thinking it was going to be the case that this was going to happen one day.

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Oh shush, we know you secretly work for Microsoft and have known for months ;) Don't be embarrassed :P

I suppose it was bound to happen, Skype is incredibly popular and Live Messenger doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere, or hyped, as a current feature you (the consumer) could be a part of.

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Originally Posted by GommeInc

Oh shush, we know you secretly work for Microsoft and have known for months ;) Don't be embarrassed :P

I suppose it was bound to happen, Skype is incredibly popular and Live Messenger doesn't seem to be mentioned anywhere, or hyped, as a current feature you (the consumer) could be a part of.

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Shh stop telling people or I won't be able to post no more! ;)

Msn for mac was awful and I haven't really used it since I got mine in 09.
So what happens if you have a skype acc with the email you have a msn acc for?

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Originally Posted by Red

Msn for mac was awful and I haven't really used it since I got mine in 09.
So what happens if you have a skype acc with the email you have a msn acc for?

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On the latest Skype version for both Windows and Mac on the login screen there is a button which makes you able merge the Microsoft and Skype account together.

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Originally Posted by xxMATTGxx

On the latest Skype version for both Windows and Mac on the login screen there is a button which makes you able merge the Microsoft and Skype account together.

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Oh I see. I'm using an old version though. The newer designs are ugly and impractical :( So don't plan on updating anytime soon.

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Originally Posted by xxMATTGxx

On the latest Skype version for both Windows and Mac on the login screen there is a button which makes you able merge the Microsoft and Skype account together.

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I have just tried this as I use both MSN and Skype but Skype more and I'd rather just use one program. I take it that by merging my two accounts I should be able to see all my Skype and MSN Messenger contacts via one program but after merging and logging in I'm unable to see any of my msn contacts. Does anyone know why?