NEW YORK—Microsoft is dropping its instant-messaging program and forcing most users to switch to Skype.
Maintaining Windows Live Messenger made less sense after
Microsoft Corp. bought Skype for $8.5 billion last year. A new version
of Skype released a few weeks ago allows users to sign in with a
Microsoft account. By merging the two services, people won’t have to
maintain two separate contact lists.
Microsoft says much has changed in how people
Microsoft is dropping its instant-messaging program and forcing mos
t users to switch to Skype. JUSTIN SULLIVAN/GETTY IMAGES/AFP
communicate. There’s more use of text messaging and social networking.
Microsoft says that Messenger users who switch to Skype will get
benefits such as the ability to call landline and mobile phones and
better support on mobile devices.
Except for mainland China, Messenger will be discontinued worldwide after the first quarter of 2013.
source: http://technology.inquirer.net/20106/microsoft-to-drop-messenger-switch-to-skype
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