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Microsoft to Completely Shut-Down Windows Live Messenger

posted by janrinok on Sunday August 31 2014, @01:09AM   
from the going-going-almost-gone dept.

Ryuugami writes:

The BBC reports that the last remnants of Windows Live Messenger (previously known as MSN Messenger), which was discontinued last year but is still active in China, will soon be shuffled over to Skype:

Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger will be switched off in China in October, marking a final end to the 15-year-old service.

Originally known as MSN Messenger, it was launched in 1999 but was switched off for most users in 2013, after Microsoft bought rival Skype.

Users in China continued to use the old service but will now be transferred to Skype by 31 October.

A number of Chinese Windows Live users received emails from Microsoft on Thursday, Chinese newspapers reported, informing them of the planned closure.

The emails told users they would get free Skype credit when they migrated over to the new service, the newspaper said.

• They keep saying it but.... They keep saying it but.... (Score: 3, Interesting) by Konomi on Sunday August 31 2014, @02:22AM

  by Konomi (189) on Sunday August 31 2014, @02:22AM (#87727)

  I've had my MSN account on way past the so called turn off date it continues to work and I still have contacts using it, does Microsoft not understand the term Shut down or something? I kind of want the thing to vanish so people move to XMPP best case scenario.

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• Re:They keep saying it but.... (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 31 2014, @02:42AM

  by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 31 2014, @02:42AM (#87733)

  XMPP

  Sure, dude. Don't stop belieeeeevin! Hang on to that feeeeeling!

  You got a free open source software replacement for Facebook too? You know, something else that no one will ever use?

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