We want to focus our efforts on making things simpler for our users while continuously improving the overall experience. “Our goal remains to deliver the best communications experience for everyone, everywhere. Now Messenger users need to update to the latest version of Skype, sign in using a Microsoft account, and their Messenger contacts will be there. The effort started with the release of Skype 6.0 for Mac and Windows a few weeks ago, which allows users to sign into Skype using a Microsoft account. When the installation process is complete, users will be logged into Skype with the buddy list already synced into the Skype contact list. If users are already employing Skype and Messenger, they can merge their Skype and Messenger account into the Microsoft account. To make the switch, users select the option to sign in with their Microsoft accounts on the sign-in screen, where they will be asked if they are already using Skype or are a new user. Once users update to Skype, Messenger users can expect broader device support for all platforms, including Apple iPad and Google Android-based tablets the ability to do instant messaging, video calling, and calling landlines and mobiles all in one place and features such as sharing screens, video calling on mobile phones and with Facebook friends, along with group video calling. Microsoft bought Skype last year for $8.5 billion. By updating to Skype, Messenger users can instant message and video call their Messenger friends, wrote Tony Bates, president of Microsoft’s Skype division. 6 blog post from Skype, a move that signals the essential retirement of the world’s most popular instant messaging service. Technology giant and Skype parent Microsoft is integrating its chat service, Windows Live Messenger with the voice over IP service, according to a Nov.
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