Preserve Windows Live Messenger and Not Force Users to Migrate to Skype


Preserve Windows Live Messenger and Not Force Users to Migrate to Skype
The Issue
This petition is to prevent Microsoft from forcing users of the Windows Live Messenger app/service to migrate to the app/service Skype, as Skype has many more security flaws than Windows Live Messenger that could lead to the compromise of the personal and legal data of its users, such as the Shylock banking trojan that has the ability to spread over skype, but not Windows Live Messenger.
Stated here is a list of known, but not all, security issues with links to information articles on them as well.
Shylock Banking Trojan.
http://thehackernews.com/2013/01/shylock-banking-malware-spreads-via.html
DorkBot Ransomware.
http://thehackernews.com/2012/10/ransomware-malware-targeting-skype-users.html
Mislead Message Bug.
http://thehackernews.com/2012/07/skype-privacy-bug-that-can-send.html
User IP Lookup Script
http://thehackernews.com/2012/05/skype-vulnerability-exposing-user-ip.html
Mac Skype Remote Access Flaw
http://thehackernews.com/2011/05/security-alert-skype-for-mac-has.html
IPhone Skype Address Book Theft Bug
http://thehackernews.com/2011/09/iphone-skype-xss-vulnerability-lets.html
Windows XP/Vista HTML/JAVASCRIPT Injection Vulnerbility
http://thehackernews.com/2011/08/skype-zero-day-htmljavascript-code.html
Denial of Service Attack Vulnerbility
http://thehackernews.com/2012/03/corruption-and-persistent-vulnerability.html
The Issue
This petition is to prevent Microsoft from forcing users of the Windows Live Messenger app/service to migrate to the app/service Skype, as Skype has many more security flaws than Windows Live Messenger that could lead to the compromise of the personal and legal data of its users, such as the Shylock banking trojan that has the ability to spread over skype, but not Windows Live Messenger.
Stated here is a list of known, but not all, security issues with links to information articles on them as well.
Shylock Banking Trojan.
http://thehackernews.com/2013/01/shylock-banking-malware-spreads-via.html
DorkBot Ransomware.
http://thehackernews.com/2012/10/ransomware-malware-targeting-skype-users.html
Mislead Message Bug.
http://thehackernews.com/2012/07/skype-privacy-bug-that-can-send.html
User IP Lookup Script
http://thehackernews.com/2012/05/skype-vulnerability-exposing-user-ip.html
Mac Skype Remote Access Flaw
http://thehackernews.com/2011/05/security-alert-skype-for-mac-has.html
IPhone Skype Address Book Theft Bug
http://thehackernews.com/2011/09/iphone-skype-xss-vulnerability-lets.html
Windows XP/Vista HTML/JAVASCRIPT Injection Vulnerbility
http://thehackernews.com/2011/08/skype-zero-day-htmljavascript-code.html
Denial of Service Attack Vulnerbility
http://thehackernews.com/2012/03/corruption-and-persistent-vulnerability.html
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Petition created on February 15, 2013
