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Microsoft to retire Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype
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.
Microsoft launches Windows 8 - 10/26/2012 05:46 AM
Microsoft announced the global availability of its popular Windows operating system, Windows 8. Beginning Friday, Oct. 26, consumers and businesses worldwide will be able to experience all that Windows 8 has to offer, including a beautiful new user interface and a wide range of applications with the grand opening of the Windows Store. As a result of close work with hardware partners, more than 1,000 certified PCs and tablets, including Microsoft Surface, will be available for the launch of Windows 8 — making it the best lineup of PCs ever across the Windows 8 and Windows RT ecosystem.
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Microsoft to Issue Seven Patches Next Week - 10/05/2012 05:40 AM
This coming Tuesday Microsoft will release a total of seven software updates (one rated 'Critical' and six rated 'Important') to address bugs that could lead to Remote Code Execution, Denial of Se...
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Rumors that speculate that Microsoft may be on the verge of launching its own smartphone. One report claims the phone will be "unique", while another site mentions the device will be simil...
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#4448439 Posted on: 11/06/2012 09:32 PM
I've been using pidgin since they updated WLM with all that social junk
I've been using pidgin since they updated WLM with all that social junk
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#4448443 Posted on: 11/06/2012 09:42 PM
^^ I'll check that out.
I like it! No **** to view, awesome
^^ I'll check that out.
I like it! No **** to view, awesome
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#4448601 Posted on: 11/07/2012 01:36 AM
This. It doesn't even have an option to be hidden ATM.
oh ffs! I don't want Skype running 24/7.
This. It doesn't even have an option to be hidden ATM.
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#4448639 Posted on: 11/07/2012 02:34 AM
Good move.
@Neo Cyrus, what do you mean by no option to hide?
Good move.
@Neo Cyrus, what do you mean by no option to hide?
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#4448659 Posted on: 11/07/2012 03:46 AM
I mean it will remain in the task bar. No option to become one of those mini icons in the right.
I mean it will remain in the task bar. No option to become one of those mini icons in the right.
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#4448660 Posted on: 11/07/2012 03:48 AM
^^ I'll check that out.
I like it! No **** to view, awesome
Trillian is good as well, I'ved used it for a few years, cross platform and supports loads of IM's in one client. I've not signed into WLM for a year or two now though, everyone I know switched to FB chat.
^^ I'll check that out.
I like it! No **** to view, awesome
Trillian is good as well, I'ved used it for a few years, cross platform and supports loads of IM's in one client. I've not signed into WLM for a year or two now though, everyone I know switched to FB chat.
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#4448664 Posted on: 11/07/2012 03:55 AM
Good, it's had it's moment in the sun, time to retire it.
Good, it's had it's moment in the sun, time to retire it.
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#4448666 Posted on: 11/07/2012 04:00 AM
FB messenger app does a better job
FB messenger app does a better job
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#4448673 Posted on: 11/07/2012 04:10 AM
when i want to chat with someone important, WLM is the app to go, you can play games with them, share photos/videos in real time, custom emoticons and gifs avatars etc, skype is just a voIP bs with the most ugly/idiotized UI i've ever seen, looks like something for a 3yo kid, sigh' ms should rethink it, why not integrate skype into msn instead? what offers skype that msn doesnt? at first people came at me asking me if i had a skype account, why?, they said videocalls... oh really? im making video calls since what? 2004? with msn of course, and now this bs so i tried it and woaah it was a voIP client with free videocalls, lame IM capabilities, so.. how on earth they want us civilized people to use this lame IM client instead of what im using since i was a kid playing flash games? well M$, what makes you think i want every account of mine merged into one big **** that doesnt necessarily looks how i want it to look, if i wanted to do that, there is ebuddy and lots of apps that supports tons of IM services
when i want to chat with someone important, WLM is the app to go, you can play games with them, share photos/videos in real time, custom emoticons and gifs avatars etc, skype is just a voIP bs with the most ugly/idiotized UI i've ever seen, looks like something for a 3yo kid, sigh' ms should rethink it, why not integrate skype into msn instead? what offers skype that msn doesnt? at first people came at me asking me if i had a skype account, why?, they said videocalls... oh really? im making video calls since what? 2004? with msn of course, and now this bs so i tried it and woaah it was a voIP client with free videocalls, lame IM capabilities, so.. how on earth they want us civilized people to use this lame IM client instead of what im using since i was a kid playing flash games? well M$, what makes you think i want every account of mine merged into one big **** that doesnt necessarily looks how i want it to look, if i wanted to do that, there is ebuddy and lots of apps that supports tons of IM services
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oh ffs! I don't want Skype running 24/7.