Spam attacks and security vulnerabilities have prompted Microsoft to plan to turn off its troublesome Windows Messenger service in the next Windows XP update, a company representative said Tuesday.

Microsoft has started notifying users of it Windows Messenger Live that the service will be shut down on March 15. Messenger users will be asked to use Skype, which has released a version that allows ...

The battle over today's instant messenger market is vintage Microsoft, whose strategy enemies call "the three E's" in a parody of the company's marketing mantra: Embrace a rival's technology, extend ...

Earlier this week came widespread reports that Microsoft would be retiring its widely used Messenger service on March 15th, forcing all users (apart from those in China) to switch to using Skype for ...

In 2011, Microsoft bought Skype for a whopping $8.5 billion - but at the time, many analysts and tech journalists were puzzled as to why. Today, the acquisition now makes a little more sense, as the ...

Microsoft instant-messaging users who aren't yet running version 8.1 (or higher) of Windows Live Messenger, take note: Your days are numbered. As reported by LiveSide.net, some time in the next few ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft seems to be taking its Skype acquisition and integrating it further into the arsenal of ...

Microsoft has officially confirmed that the company will discontinue Windows Live Messenger in 2013, moving all users over to Skype in Q1. This move will include migrating Messenger’s 100 million ...

Today Microsoft announced that its Messenger service will be discontinued in the first quarter of 2013. Part of that move is the integration of Messenger’s 100 million+ users – that figure confirmed ...

Beta expected soon for Windows Live Messenger, an update that takes the IM program into new areas, including Net telephony. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried changed beats several times, ...

Microsoft will force an upgrade on users of its Windows Live Messenger instant messaging software in September to plug a hole the company introduced when a programmer added an extra character to a ...