Your Web News in One Place

Help Webnuz

Referal links:

Sign up for GreenGeeks web hosting
November 7, 2012 02:55 am GMT

Confirmed: Windows Live Messenger Is Out, Skype Is In


Starting today, Windows Live Messenger users can talk to their contacts using Skype.

This integration comes just a day after reports that Microsoft is retiring Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype hit the web.

A blog post from Skype president Tony Bates confirms that Messenger will be retired in all countries except for China in the first quarter of 2013.

The underpinnings for a Windows Messenger/Skype marriage started with October's release of Skype 6.0 for Mac and Windows. With Skype 6, users can opt to sign in to their Skype accounts with a Microsoft ID.

Users can now log into Skype with their Live Messenger ID and, if they choose, merge the account with an existing Sk…
Continue reading...

More About: Skype, microsoft, windows live mess


Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/ZNRH98djW6g/

Share this article:    Share on Facebook
View Full Article

Mashable

Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.

More About this Source Visit Mashable