To help you learn how to get the most out of Skype, be on the lookout for some special offers later this year as you join your Messenger friends in the migration,” the blog states. “We will work with you over the next few months to help you transition and offer information and help along the way. In addition, Microsoft is preparing to convince die-hard MSN Messenger fans (are there still any left out there – make yourselves heard, guys) with ‘special offers’ to dump Messenger in favour of Skype. Now Messenger users just need to update to the latest version of Skype, sign in using a Microsoft account, and their Messenger contacts will be there.” In the post, Team Skype says the plan to kill Messenger “started with the release of Skype 6.0 for Mac and Windows a few weeks ago, which allows you to sign into Skype using a Microsoft account.
“We will retire Messenger in all countries worldwide in the first quarter of 2013 (with the exception of mainland China where Messenger will continue to be available),” the Skype team said in a blog posting. Those still using the MSN Messenger (really, who?) have until the first quarter of 2013 to migrate to Skype, after which the Windows Live Messenger service will ‘retire’. MSN Messenger – in favour of the more popular voice-and-video call Skype service. The Redmond-based Microsoft has finally confirmed rumours that it will retire its Windows Live Messenger client – a.k.a.
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