The death of Skype classic (or Skype 7.0 if you prefer) was reported a number of weeks ago, but after angry and emotional outpourings from users, Microsoft said that it would (slightly) extended its life. Now the company has revealed the new execution dates.
The death of Skype classic (or Skype 7.0 if you prefer) was reported a number of weeks ago, but after angry and emotional outpourings from users, Microsoft said that it would (slightly) extended its life. Now the company has revealed the new execution dates.
Dates is plural because the killing off of Skype classic is going to be a two-step process. The desktop version is first for the chop on November 1, with the mobile versions following a little later.
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While the desktop and mobile versions of Skype classic are not being killed off to the point that they will be unusable, after November 1 and 15 respectively, they will not longer be supported, and will no longer receive updates.
Microsoft has not indicated when — or if — the older version of Skype will stop working altogether.
In an update to the original blog post that was used to announce the sunsetting, Microsoft says:
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