from messenger to skype

[µT6]

"Parri Munsell from Skype revealed on Friday the "next chapter" in migrating Messenger users over to Skype. The whole process was expected to be completed by March 15, 2013 for all territories save for China (where Messenger is still highly popular). But now the company has revealed that the "upgrade" won't begin until April.

Microsoft said back in November that it planned to finally retire the Messenger client after it faithfully served users since 1999. But first the company needed to corral all the Messenger users and herd them over to the Redmond company's new IM of choice, Skype, which it purchased for $8.5 billion in May 2011. Currently Messenger users can sign into the Skype client using Microsoft credentials and see their Messenger friends dangling amidst their Skype and Facebook peeps."

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Skype-Messenger-Upgrade-VoIP-IM,21120.html

[bicol_willem]

 
Laughable people:

"We want everyone who uses Messenger to have a positive experience. Upgrading to Skype can help you communicate in flexible ways, and be connected on more devices and platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS, Windows Phone, Android and soon Blackberry," Munsell said on Friday."

Did anyone note no Linux named? 

[Lone Stranger]

Thankfully I ditched MSN-Windows Live some 8 years ago.  The only reason I use the bloated Skype crap now is because the one person I have regular contact with uses Skype.  I have a Gmail account that allows me to converse with others on video but I cannot be bothered to use it.  I do use it for the Google Talk feature which is great for making telephone calls for free anywhere in Canada and the US.

[µT6]

"Did anyone note no Linux named?"

they don't mention it but they are counting on it, specially for android devices

[sammy2fish]

Laughable people:

"We want everyone who uses Messenger to have a positive experience. Upgrading to Skype can help you communicate in flexible ways, and be connected on more devices and platforms including Windows, Mac, iOS, Windows Phone, Android and soon Blackberry," Munsell said on Friday."

Did anyone note no Linux named? 

Yup...!  My BB Torch 9810 asked me today, if I wanted to make that change.  I said NO.

[µT6]

so, you are not going to use skype?

[sammy2fish]

so, you are not going to use skype?

I have no-one to Skype.

[µT6]

skype replaces live messenger app, i don't have anyone to do video conference but to chat, afik, skype can do that so that could be a reason to have it

[Linux-Blue]

Messengers exist? I haven't used one in oh gosh, 2006, '07. We have email, text, phone, meet, twitter, facebook, etc....