After securing a deal with Skype, it looks like Microsoft will be giving Windows Live Messenger the boot in 2013. Yesterday Microsoft announced the news. Microsoft might be doing a good thing as Windows Live Messenger has been stale for a few years now and moving to something new and fresh is a good start for Microsoft in 2013.
“Skype and Messenger are coming together,” wrote Tony Bates, President of the Skype Division at Microsoft, on Tuesday. “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).”
Brian Hall, general manager of Microsoft’s Windows Live unit, had a similar message for users on the Windows blog.Tuesday’s announcement comes several months after the software giant bought Skype for $8.5 billion in May 2011.
[HP]
