Microsoft is going to stop the support of the Modern Skype client from July 7, 2015. Over time, there will be not one, but as many as three applications, but they will be available only on devices running Windows 10, a universal operating system that will support, including Android and iOS applications. New communication Skype-applications will not appear simultaneously with the release of the new operating system, but "a little later." Until then, there will be only one version of Skype for computers - Skype Desktop. All this and much more was told by the person who deals with one of the most popular projects at Microsoft, the Skype communication platform.
Skype (Microsoft) lead product manager Aga Guzik answered questions from ZDNet columnist Mary Jo Foley. These answers were reflected in her note “The future of Skype on Windows: More questions and some answers”.
Why does Microsoft leave the Modern Skype application in the past? Does this version have so few users?
The decision to discontinue support for Modern Skype is based on the feedback from users who prefer the keyboard and mouse. At the same time, the application was originally focused on the touch interface. The desktop version is more convenient.
Why should Microsoft not integrate the existing Modern Skype application into Universal Windows Skype?
With the advent of Windows 10, the company would like to actually integrate Skype into the platform. That is why Skype will be built into Messaging (Call), Calling (Calls) and Video (Video). For users who still want to have an all-in-one application, such an application is adapted for the most convenient control of both the mouse and keyboard, and using the touch interface.
The Office development team creates a set of individual Office applications for mobile Windows users. They are called: “Universal” Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, and Outlook. Will separate applications for messages, calls and videos also become “universal”?
Yes, Universal Skype Messaging (Messages), Phone (Phone) and Video (Video) applications will be built into Windows 10 and will work on phones, tablets and computers.
Will the upcoming separate Skype applications for messages, phone calls and videos be designed exclusively for users of mobile Windows?
Universal applications Messaging (Messages), Phone (Phone) and Video (Video) will be built into Windows 10 for all devices running this OS. Not only phones and tablets, but also computers. They are not designed specifically for mobile devices. This will simplify and make more efficient the work of users with their devices, from computer to phone. After all, they will not have to download and install anything extra to take advantage of the benefits that Skype gives.
Will Skype apps for messaging, telephone, and video be available to Windows 10 users? Or will they be pre-installed in all versions of Windows 10 (Desktop, Mobile, Enterprise, Education)? Will they be uninstalled components of Windows 10?
Applications Universal Messaging (Messages), Phone (Phone) and Video (Video) will be delivered to consumers along with computers, phones and tablets. Users will be able to disable their functionality by exiting the Skype Video application.
Will Universal Skype applications for messaging, phone communication and video be supported by Windows 7, Windows 8 / 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 operating systems?
Applications Universal Messaging (Messages), Phone (Phone) and Video (Video) will come along with the upgrade to Windows 10. Users of the Windows 7 (and later) operating systems, Windows Phone 8.1 (and later) can take advantage of these applications for free upgraded to Windows 10.
Does Microsoft plan to create Messaging (Messages), Phone (Phone) and Video (Video) applications for Android and iOS just as the company makes Universal Office applications available for these platforms?
In Windows 10, Skype integrates directly into the Microsoft platform. If the company sees the need for a similar solution for other platforms, it will consider the possibility of creating such applications.
Aga Guzik notes that Microsoft is not going to replace Modern Skype with Universal for Windows. Instead, the company replaces the Modern Skype application with three separate communication applications. These applications, Messaging (Phone), Phone (Phone) and Video (Video) with "built-in" Skype, will not be part of Windows 10 when it comes out on July 29, 2015. They will be available "sometime later this year." For Windows users who prefer to use one application for Skype communication, the Skype Desktop application will remain. These new communication applications will not be supported by Windows 7, Windows 8.x and Windows Phone 8.x.
Between July 7, when Microsoft stops supporting Skype Modern for all Windows users (an exception is devices running Windows RT), and the debut of the new Universal Windows Skype communications application, the only Skype application for Windows users will be the Skype Desktop application. Nothing is known about when users can start testing promising Universal Skype applications.
From June 15, 2015, Microsoft launched a preliminary web version of Skype for Web, which allows you to use Skype through a web browser. Previously, the browser-based version of Skype was only available in the US and the UK. In addition, Microsoft has included support for Skype instant messages for the Chromebook. At the same time, audio and video on the Chromebooks are not supported, as it requires an additional plug-in. Microsoft continues to work to ensure that such support appears.
Would anyone even regret Modern Skype? Does the operating system Android and iOS need three new Skype applications? Will they become one of the most attractive to users of the qualities of Windows 10?
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