so this will mean no more adium usage? Begin forwarded message:
> From: Chris <[email protected]> > Subject: Microsoft to Close Messenger and consolidate Im Services on Skype > Date: 6 November 2012 22:27:01 GMT > To: "Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm!" <[email protected]> > Reply-To: "Techno-Chat ... Technology Enthusiasm!" > <[email protected]> > > This will be the end of an era for some of us. The article is pasted below. > The source is unknown. > > *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.** > * > > -- > > Christopher Hallsworth > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
