Not sure where in the ether (or spam folders) it may have ended up. I, myself, never got the e-mail even though I still am an active Live Messenger user. The date when this will happen, according to those who received the e-mail, is March 15. Microsoft officials sent notes to some Live Messenger users this week to remind them that Microsoft is planning to pull the plug on its Live Messenger service and replace it with Skype (which includes built-in messaging). I noticed when I just updated and installed this version a note that said future Skype updates may silently install with 'future updates.' I don't know if this is new. Here's Microsoft's chart that lists the 6.1 fixes: The 6.1 update also includes a number of bug fixes. The 6.1 update allows users to call and chat with contacts directly from Microsoft Outlook search and add contacts more easily and manage accounts from a new profile page, according to officials. (This is not an update for Skype for Windows 8, but since users can run Skype in the Desktop on Windows 8, they can run this update that way if they want.) The updated version is for PCs running 32- and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7. Microsoft's Skype division today rolled out a new version of Skype for Windows (version 6.1).
