Microsoft gifts its @messenger Twitter account to Facebook

Microsoft gifts its @messenger Twitter account to Facebook

Microsoft has decided to shut down its MSN Messenger service, also known as Windows Live Messenger, after 15 years. It is now part of Skype.

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  • Sep 12, 2014,
  • Updated Sep 12, 2014 11:10 AM IST

After deciding to shut down its MSN Messenger service after 15 years, Microsoft is passing its twitter account (@messenger) to Facebook.

The MSN Messenger was also known as Windows Live Messenger.

In a tweet earlier this week, Redmond-based Microsoft said it is gifting the Twitter account to Facebook later this month for the social network's Messenger service.

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After deciding to shut down its MSN Messenger service after 15 years, Microsoft is passing its twitter account (@messenger) to Facebook.

The MSN Messenger was also known as Windows Live Messenger.

In a tweet earlier this week, Redmond-based Microsoft said it is gifting the Twitter account to Facebook later this month for the social network's Messenger service.

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