Confirmed: Windows Live Messenger Is Out, Skype Is In

Starting today, Windows Live Messenger users can talk to their contacts using Skype.

This integration comes just a day after reports that Microsoft is retiring Windows Live Messenger in favor of Skype hit the web.

A blog post from Skype president Tony Bates confirms that Messenger will be retired in all countries except for China in the first quarter of 2013.

The underpinnings for a Windows Messenger/Skype marriage started with October's release of Skype 6.0 for Mac and Windows. With Skype 6, users can opt to sign in to their Skype accounts with a Microsoft ID.

Users can now log into Skype with their Live Messenger ID and, if they choose, merge the account with an existing Sk…
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