sorry but you no longer support skype(msn chat)

[Makoto]

On 10/24/2014 10:52 AM, doug wrote:
> this is about the newest version of "Pidgin 2.10.10" , why do you have
> in the discription that we can talk to out MSN contacts , when MSN is
> now skype , you no longer support skype chat in any way , or will drop
> the means to be able to talk on skype.
>
> Microsoft ditched windows live messenger and msn messenger for good now.
> they purchased skype.

I'm still using Pidgin with my "MSN Messenger" account with no problems. 
  I just had to actually sign into my account using Skype once after the 
changeover (so the account was updated, I guess), and then I could 
access it through Pidgin, again, as I could before.