Microsoft to kill the Messenger on March 15

Beware the Ides of March if you are a user of Microsoft's Windows Messenger Live.

Microsoft announced last November it would soon retire its instant messaging client in favor Skype, which Microsoft acquired in October 2011. But today it began informing Messenger users that the service would go dark for the majority of users on March 15.


Hello,
On 15th March 2013 we are retiring the existing Messenger service globally (except for mainland China where Messenger will continue to be available) and bringing the great features of Messenger and Skype together. Update to Skype and sign in using a Microsoft Account (same as your Messenger ID) and all your Messenger contacts will be at your fingertips. You'll be able to instant message and video chat with them just like before, and also discover new ways of staying in touch with Skype on your mobile and tablet.
Yours sincerely,
The Messenger Team

Read more at source:
Microsoft to kill the Messenger on March 15 | Microsoft - CNET News
 
Damn about time, I haven't used MSN in ages. Rarely use Skype but hopefully will start using it more often now.
 

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I "upgraded" WLM to Skype and quickly dumped both of them. WLM provided a quick one-click access to my Hotmail e-mail account but no such feature exists in Skype. I rarely actually IM anyone so without the one-click access I have no use for an IM program. Now I just hit my e-mail from the web. It's slightly less convenient but at least it works.

Maybe they'll improve the integration before March but now that I've dropped it I doubt I'll go install it again.
 

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March 15th 2013 will be the end of an era!!! :cry: ==> The King is dead, long live the King!

Who didn't grew up with MSN Messenger. :)

I just hope that Microsoft will better the user experience of the Skype and messages app. Nowadays I miss a lot of messages because I notice them too late. That wasn't the case with MSN Messenger.
 

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March 15th 2013 will be the end of an era!!! :cry: ==> The King is dead, long live the King!

Who didn't grew up with MSN Messenger. :)

I just hope that Microsoft will better the user experience of the Skype and messages app. Nowadays I miss a lot of messages because I notice them too late. That wasn't the case with MSN Messenger.
I didn't, was already grown up. . .;)
 

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Question: With in messenger you had the ability to use the sms service to text from PC to cell (mobile) phones, will that service be carried over into Skype. As Skype is right now, to use the sms service you have to buy credits...pay for the service.
 

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Question: With in messenger you had the ability to use the sms service to text from PC to cell (mobile) phones, will that service be carried over into Skype. As Skype is right now, to use the sms service you have to buy credits...pay for the service.

I'm assuming it would continue to be like that with Skype where your paying for SMS service. I highly doubt they will make that a free option.
 

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No I am not paying for skype credits to use the sms service.....that's why I like messenger. And now it's going bye bye. I could use google's or yahoo's versions but the task of getting everyone to switch becomes an issue. I hate being forced to pay for something that was free in the first place...
 

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No I am not paying for skype credits to use the sms service.....that's why I like messenger. And now it's going bye bye. I could use google's or yahoo's versions but the task of getting everyone to switch becomes an issue. I hate being forced to pay for something that was free in the first place...

I agree with you on that point also. That is why its called bait and switch. lol
 

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I believe there are other very good alternatives to Messenger out there - many of them handle a variety of other IM clients like Yahoo, MSN, and more. I don't remember the names of them at the moment but if I get the information I will pass it on. Bottom line is that you don't have to have all your contacts switch to some other IM client: you can add contacts from a number of different IM clients and communicate with all of them from one client.
 

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For some of you, you can probably remember the most popular form of messenger was "ICQ." Everybody who was anybody was on ICQ.
 

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For some of you, you can probably remember the most popular form of messenger was "ICQ." Everybody who was anybody was on ICQ.

My wife remembers that I never did that but she says it is still around.
 

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For some of you, you can probably remember the most popular form of messenger was "ICQ." Everybody who was anybody was on ICQ.

My wife remembers that I never did that but she says it is still around.

ICQ is still around and I believe they offer Free SMS services as well.
 

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For some of you, you can probably remember the most popular form of messenger was "ICQ." Everybody who was anybody was on ICQ.

Indeed! Long time ago I once had an account there :)
 

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March 15th 2013 will be the end of an era!!! :cry: ==> The King is dead, long live the King!

Who didn't grew up with MSN Messenger. :)

I just hope that Microsoft will better the user experience of the Skype and messages app. Nowadays I miss a lot of messages because I notice them too late. That wasn't the case with MSN Messenger.
I didn't, was already grown up. . .;)

I resemble that remark!

-Max
 

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For some of you, you can probably remember the most popular form of messenger was "ICQ." Everybody who was anybody was on ICQ.

Even before that, anybody who was anybody had a CompuServe account. I had one of the original ones with the login of "[123, 456]". (I don't remember the actual numbers anymore).

-Max
 

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For some of you, you can probably remember the most popular form of messenger was "ICQ." Everybody who was anybody was on ICQ.

Even before that, anybody who was anybody had a CompuServe account. I had one of the original ones with the login of "[123, 456]". (I don't remember the actual numbers anymore).

-Max
That is like Juno. Was one of the first to sign up. . .1990-91 (don't remember the exact year, but still have it). Also remember when CompuServe started and tanked. . .Damn getting old is hard on the brain, and other things. . .:cry:
 

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For some of you, you can probably remember the most popular form of messenger was "ICQ." Everybody who was anybody was on ICQ.

Even before that, anybody who was anybody had a CompuServe account. I had one of the original ones with the login of "[123, 456]". (I don't remember the actual numbers anymore).

-Max
That is like Juno. Was one of the first to sign up. . .1990-91 (don't remember the exact year, but still have it). Also remember when CompuServe started and tanked. . .Damn getting old is hard on the brain, and other things. . .:cry:

LOL ... we're not "old" ... we're "seasoned"!!

-Max
 

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I've had my hotmail account for a long time and always used to use MSN messenger, back in the days when it was popular and everyone I know used to use it. These days everyone just uses Facebook for conversations now, which I can't stand especially since Fb decided to now keep a record of every conversation in my message inbox (which I have to go and delete individually for each one) since then I only ever have 3-4 friends online with messenger.
I linked my Fb account to my hotmail just so I could chat and keep in touch with people.

I received an email saying that messenger was to be discontinued so I downloaded Skype to see what it was like. I previously didn't have a Skype account to set one up and saw that I could link my Facebook and hot mail accounts for all my contracts. Well I am not sure what I done but for some reason I ended up with 3 skype accounts! I blame their confusing setup process, which you think for a grown man with years of computer experience, building and installing my own PC's, creating websites etc I would have found easy...

After speaking to support I finally got my Skype account set up and linked correctly.
After downloading the desktop software and logging in I soon discovered that none of my contacts show up, either Facebook or hotmai. I can search for contacts but it just shows them as offline. There was a rare occurrence when it showed my contacts as being online but then it only lasted for 10 seconds and then went off again.

I also download the android app and same thing there....I have no contacts showing up.

So my overall opinion of Skype is that it's rubbish, and also they want me to pay extra for stuff I used to do for free.
 

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