Microsoft
Dropping Live Messenger for Skype
Microsoft is discontinuing Windows Live Messenger in
1st quarter 2013, forcing users to switch to Skype. Most would want to switch
to Skype anyway with its more advanced capabilities, and the switch makes sense
to Microsoft, since they purchased Skype for $8.5 billion last year. However,
the move may be seen as typical Redmondian high-handedness by those using
Messenger with dial-up. Technically Skype works with dial-up but in practice
most agree you really need broadband for decent use. Will everyone view
Messenger as replaceable by Skype?
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