Skype on the mac is accessible, in some ways it would make things simpler if this is true. On Nov 6, 2012, at 4:47 PM, william lomas wrote:
> 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/> <--- 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/>
