It’s official: Skype to replace Windows Live Messenger in 2013 November 7, 2012 by admin Tweet Microsoft confirms that it will retire the Windows Live Messenger service in the first quarter of 2013, and that Skype will carry the instant messaging torch for the company. Read more… Neowin Related Posts:After making Skype ad-free, Microsoft updates its…Microsoft officially confirms Skype is shutting downSkype Preview gets 25 new AR lenses powered by SnapSkype Preview gets rich-text pasting and revamped ChannelsMeta begins rolling out E2E encryption on Messenger…