

Messenger users are being asked to download Skype 6.0. In October, Skype began testing ways for users to sign in using their Windows Live account. Skype crashed for users worldwide with problems being experienced today. Skype users can also share screens, video call with friends on Facebook in addition to making group video calls. Microsofts messaging service crashes worldwide following claims that it has been attacked by cyber criminals. An average of about 8.8 million customers per month pay to use Skype services. Skype for Business (formerly known as Microsoft Lync) is a unified messaging system which allows instant messaging (IM), video calls, virtual meetings. The migration to Skype is helped by the fact the service offers broader support for all platforms including Android tablets and iPad, video well as calling landlines and mobile phones. Users of both services will be able to merge their accounts and contact list – only those who use the Microsoft service will be required to make the transition.

The amount of calling on Skype's network totalled 207 billion minutes last year, according to regulatory documents. Messenger has about 100 million users while Skype boasts about 663 million users worldwide who make voice and video calls over the internet.

Eventually, it added photo delivery, video calls and games. Windows Live Messenger launched in 1999 with a text messaging system. The basic model is free, but users willing to pay are granted extra abilities, such as being able to call telephones. It is typically used on personal computers but updated versions permit the service over televisions equipped with internet access, and, most importantly, smartphones. Launched in 2003, Skype allows users to talk to each other via voice, text or video with another user, anywhere in the world, over the internet.
