Microsoft slips that a Facebook Messenger app "just weeks away"

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Microsoft confirmed today at their Mobile World Congress press conference that they will be adding a version of Facebook Messenger to their phone ecosystem, Windows Phone OS.

The Windows Phone leader, Joe Belfiore, announced that their version of a Facebook Messenger is just "weeks" away.

We’ve been working with Facebook testing out their implementation for a while. It’s looking good and we will have it for our customers soon.Joe Belfiore

Microsoft has been developing the official Facebook application for their mobile platform using a internal team for some time. Back in April 2013 they launched a Facebook Windows Phone beta program, it allowed anyone and everyone to download early versions of the app before it was rolled into the actual release build. It is unknown at this time if they plan to do the same for this specific Facebook app. Belfiore told us today that the total number of downloads from their app store had exceeded 4 billion since it's launch and that they had "more compelling apps" down the pipeline.

Posted: Feb 23, 2014 6:44 pm
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Comments

-Vinc-Posted: Sun. Feb 23, 2014

Kurthy353 Who wants a Facebook messaging app? If I want to talk to someone on Facebook, why wouldn't I just download the Facebook app? This is a complete joke...

i'm completely agree with you.

KurthyPosted: Sun. Feb 23, 2014

Who wants a Facebook messaging app? If I want to talk to someone on Facebook, why wouldn't I just download the Facebook app? This is a complete joke...

GrimgazPosted: Sun. Feb 23, 2014

I think this is just going to be another Flop :D

IntPosted: Sun. Feb 23, 2014

lel facebook and their brainwashing ways.

MissPosted: Sun. Feb 23, 2014

Oasis Windows phone OS needs more than just a fb app to save it.

I personally like the Windows phone OS. I think it'd better than iOS as well. Hopefully this Messenger app makes it easy to message people on FB.