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, us...