This is why Skype 6.x or later and future versions of Gw Connect will
support Windows Live integration. What they are shutting down is the
protocols to connect to the Messenger service, effectively moving the
service over to Skype.
Christopher Hallsworth
On 08/11/2012 09:11, Marek Durila wrote:
Hi,
There is problem, if somebody using WLM accounts, will be there another
possibility use it in the future? For example ICQ is supported with many
programs.
From: Chris Skarstad <[email protected]>
To: [email protected],
Date: 07.11.2012 17:41
Subject: Re: Microsoft to Close Messenger and consolidate Im
Services on Skype
This is good news. From the reports I'm hearing, WLM isn't going away
until the first quarter of 2013, so everyone has plenty of time to find
an alternative program. So it's good that they aren't yanking it away
all at once.
On 11/7/2012 8:55 AM, Stephen Clower wrote:
Greetings,
We don't know Skype's plans for Windows Live integration with the
Skype Kit, however there have been some changes made recently to their
API which indicate that this is likely coming at some point in the
future. Should they add support or require us to do something to
enable WLM integration, we will release an appropriate update to
GWConnect.
Regards,
Steve
On 11/6/2012 10:25 PM, Trenton Matthews wrote:
I think this article may help solve things:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/11/06/microsoft_retires_messenger_for_skype/
Keep in mind, Windows Live also supports yahoo messenger folks...
Thus, GWC should support contacts from that group as well.
On 11/7/12, Duyahn Walker <[email protected]> wrote:
Ok. I understand.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris" <[email protected]>
To: "Duyahn Walker" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 4:49 PM
Subject: Re: Microsoft to Close Messenger and consolidate Im
Services on
Skype
Sorry I did not have the link.
Christopher Hallsworth
On 06/11/2012 22:44, Duyahn Walker wrote:
Not that I use windows live messenger itself but, why would
Microsoft
post this on a blog if the source is unknown for writing the
article?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2012 4:33 PM
Subject: Microsoft to Close Messenger and consolidate Im Services on
Skype
This will be the end of an era for some of us. The article is
pasted
below. The source is unknown. As a result I hope an update to Gw
Connect will support Windows Live accounts.
*Microsoft to close Messenger and consolidate IM service on Skype**
**By Juan Carlos Perez, IDG News Service**
**
** Nov 6, 2012 12:45 PM**
****
**Microsoft will shut down Windows Live Messenger next year,
compelling users to migrate to Skype, whose latest version can
import
users' Messenger contacts.**
**
**With the exception of mainland China, Windows Live Messenger will
close in the first quarter of 2013, and its users should install
the
latest version of Skype, Microsoft said on Tuesday.**
**
**Users can sign into the Skype service with the credentials they
use
to access their Microsoft online services, including Windows Live
Messenger. They will find their Windows Live Messenger contacts on
their Skype contacts list. If they used both Windows Live Messenger
and Skype, the contacts lists will be merged.**
**
**"We want to focus our efforts on making things simpler for our
users
while continuously improving the overall experience," wrote Tony
Bates, Skype's president, in a blog post.**
**
**To encourage Windows Live Messenger users to update to Skype,
Bates
touted several benefits they'll get from Skype, including support
for
more devices such as iPad and Android tablets, screen sharing, the
ability to place calls to landline phones, and group video
conferencing.**
**
**However, this type of migration is rarely seamless, and users are
already raising questions in comments to Bates' blog post,
including
the availability of certain Windows Live Messenger features and the
capacity of the Skype infrastructure to sustain the new workload.**
**
**Microsoft, which acquired Skype in October 2011 for $8.5 billion,
will provide more information about the transition, as well as
introduce special offers for fee-based Skype services, in the
coming
months, Bates wrote.**
*
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