New report claims that after more than a decade, Microsoft is going to give up on the implementation Messenger, Skype favor it acquired last year
Is Microsoft close the declaration of cancellation Messenger software? Technology blog The Verge reports that the coming months will be canceled Messenger Microsoft's own product and its functionality will be integrated within the software Skype video calls, which the company acquired last year. Report states that the announcement might have been expected to leave this week.
Behind the scenes, unknown Microsoft started a few months ago to transfer Skype's textual communication via IM servers, this technology was used as a substitute for Skype when it was an independent company. So, the media was directly between two computers, with more than likely lose the message and - the ability to save messages on the server in case the recipient is offline. Under Microsoft, Skype began using intermediate servers between the sides.
Windows Live Messenger is still one of the world's most popular software instant messaging, with hundreds of millions of active users worldwide (according to data from last year). At the same time, the service was hit recently implementing Google's instant messaging, Google Talk, and Facebook application rival, Facebook Chat. Microsoft has tried to make the messenger more attractive by integrating Facebook chat in it, but it seems that now decided to focus on the added value brought Skype for calls based unified platform.
Microsoft has not yet officially responded to the reports.
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