Did you merge your MSN account with Skype?

According to the email, it says: Already have Skype? 1. Update to the latest version of Skype. 2. Sign in with your Microsoft Account. 3. Merge your existing Skype account with your Microsoft Account. Here is a screenshot of the latest updated Skype. Sign in with your Skype account, Microsoft account, or Facebook. Once you merge them, they will all be online at the same time. Your contact lists will still be separate according to your existing Skype account or your MSN account or Facebook.

So what if I.already have skype on a different e-mail and with different contacts? Will I have to make them 1 or I can have both skype accounts online at the same time? Lol I would prefer the second which I guess is not happening!

I think they need more modifications since now I can have the same person but with two accounts for MSN and Skype.

It seems that MSN will not offer service all over the world except China. And Microsoft will use Skype to replace MSN. It will not affect on their email service.

Like youless said, hotmail, msn, live email accounts are not affected. Microsoft is retiring their current Messenger service. Just MSN/Windows Live (whatever you want to call it) Messenger, nothing else. No email is being shut down.

I think you shall receive the email from MSN soon.

I don't like this change, too

If you want progress, you have to accept change. It actually will be easier. You can access both your Skype and Messenger in one place instead of having to log in at 2 different places. I think everybody is getting a little panicky over nothing. It really isn't going to be that big a deal. Everybody is letting their imagination run wild. Read the FAQs to see how simple it will be.

You still keep both, but you have to access them through Skype. The contact lists stay separate. Messenger is being retired on 3/15/13. Unless you live in China, it will be gone. For more info, see: What's new in Skype 6.0 for Windows desktop? http://support.skype.com/en/faq/FA11087/what-s-new-in-skype-6-0-for-windows-desktop

Perhaps the overseas users can't use MSN unless they use Skype to sign on it?

You are right. Right now I am already confusing to it.

Mavic wrote: i have separate accounts for msn, yahoo and skype. I doNt even use facebook to skype. i also have friends from different from different account. They will still stay separate, only now you can access them all in one place which, when you think about it, is actually more convenient than logging into half a dozen different places. See the link I provided in my comment in #9 for more info on how it will work.

Yes....... All mixed up now...

Now I need some time to adjust to Skype.

So its that different?

Hard to believe that Yahoo Messenger can still exist since there are more competitions today.

True. Some of my friends are still on Yahoo Messenger. I would just go on there if they wanted to chat with me. It's still a great chat messenger though.

I know QQ is much more popular in China. But I don't want to use it since it is too big now. Most of all, many cheaters are available in QQ rather than MSN.

So at least you will not have this inconvenience.

Yes, I remember you prefer to use Yahoo messenger.

But your foreign friends have to use Skype because MSN is no longer available for them.

jackyang, you are correct that it is not necessary for you to use Skype. MSN is retiring Messenger except for mainland China. See my comment below (#8). But China is the only place where Messenger service as it is now will still be available. If any of your customers or suppliers are outside the mainland, they will have to use Skype starting on March 15. But the Microsoft contacts will still be separate from any Skype contacts.