Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Microsoft To Shift Messenger Users To Skype

Microsoft is finally forcing users of its instant messaging app, Microsoft Messenger, over to Skype, saying today that it has updated Skype to allow users to sign into the peer-to-peer calling and messaging service using their existing, Microsoft Messenger logins. Microsoft also said it will retire Messenger in all countries worldwide in the first quarter of 2013, with the exception of mainland China. Microsoft has maintained both Microsoft Messenger and Skype since acquiring Skype in May of 2011.