<p>I use Windows Live Messenger only because I have to. But with the release of the Skype 5.11 Beta this week, I may no longer have to: This new Skype version now integrates with the Messenger network, and provides all of the features I need from Windows Live Messenger. Fantastic.</p><p>In a post to the Skype blog, Raul Liive notes that the new Beta adds the following features:</p><p>Sharing Instant Messages with friends with Messenger. You can now sign in with your Microsoft account (formerly Windows Live ID), and see presence as well as send and receive IM messages from your friends who are using Messenger, Xbox, Hotmail or Outlook.com.</p><p>Improved Facebook integration. You can now sign in directly with your Facebook account log in, without needing to first create a Skype account.</p><p><a href="http://www.winsupersite.com/blog/supersite-blog-39/windows-live-onecare/skype-511-beta-offers-windows-live-messenger-integration-144250">Keep reading...</a></p>