What is Windows Live Messenger?
[[Image:WLM logo.svg|thumb|right|Windows Live Messenger, a remake of the icon]] '''Windows Live Messenger''' is an [[Instant messaging| instant messenger]] that is the most-used in the world.{{fact|date=April 2009}} It is made by the [[Windows Live]] section of [[Microsoft]]. It used to be called ''MSN Messenger'' before [[MSN]] was changed into Windows Live. Microsoft announced that they were retiring Windows Live Messenger (except for [[China]]) in favor of [[Skype]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liveside.net/2013/02/15/skype-news-messenger-shutting-down-new-video-messages-and-lots-of-growth/|accessdate=2013-03-25|title=Skype news: Messenger shutting down, new Video Messages, and lots of growth|publisher=Liveside|archive-date=2013-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219034717/http://www.liveside.net/2013/02/15/skype-news-messenger-shutting-down-new-video-messages-and-lots-of-growth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://explore.live.com/windows-live-messenger Official website] {{Tech-stub}} [[Category:Microsoft]] [[Category:Instant messaging software]] [[Category:1999 establishments]] [[Category:2013 disestablishments]]