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Skype classic gets a little more life!

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Finally, there are a few fresh rain drops for Skype classic Fans! Microsoft has deferred the end of Skype Classic deadline based on customer feedback. The new timeline for the end of this customer appreciated version of Skype (Skype 7.0) has not been provided though.  until then users are allowed to stick to this old user friendly version of Skype. The announcement made by Microsoft in July to end Skype 7.0 after September 1st 2018 was not taken in the right spirit by the users. Although this new version of Skype (Skype 8.0) offered a number of new features like: * Free HD videos * Drag and Drop file Sharing Feature * Ability to add reactions to messages * Call Recording * Media Galleries * More Screen Sharing Options and much more The new features it offered were good  and many of the old features highly exercised by people were missing. Hence majority of people were appalled and took this matter to the community board to complain about the new version of Skype. Read ...

Microsoft forcing Users to Update Skype Classic to Skype 8

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Skype technology is one of the most popular online inventions helping with communication of friends, family, and business for little or no cost that linked people and business over long distances. Invention of this telecommunication app has made long distances communication easier. Skype’s features have been proven important especially for businesses making it easier to communicate with clients and associates, sharing files with colleagues, sharing screen with business associates and much more. Microsoft’s acquisition of Skype in October 2011 has seen many developments in this telecommunication application software since then. A recent up-gradation of Skype Classic (version 7.0) to Skype 8.0 however has not been appreciated by the users. As per the official announcement made, Skype classic will no longer work after 31st August 2018. Users however have already started to receive an automatic updates of Skype classic version to newer 8.0 version. Reasons speculated for this force...