The company is also busy working to integrate Skype into its enterprise productivity and collaboration products including SharePoint and Office. In the same month, Microsoft launched a Skype-centered hub for small businesses. The company announced in November that Messenger would be closed down in favor of Skype. Microsoft bought Skype for US$8.5 billion in 2010 and has said from the start that it had big plans for Skype beyond maintaining it as a separate service.
Skype is available for devices including PCs, Macs, iPhones, iPads, Android devices, the Kindle Fire and will soon be available for Windows Phone 8, Microsoft said.Īndroid, iPhone, and Windows Phone 8 mobile Skype applications can be signed in to with a Microsoft Messenger account over the next few weeks, Microsoft said. Skype lets users communicate via instant message, and offers video calls and IP telephony as well as group video calls for Skype Premium subscribers. The banner notification will be shown in the newer versions of Messenger older versions will not receive a notification and users of older versions will be required to download Skype manually, Microsoft said. Operating systems include Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, and Android. After the 15th, desktop Messenger users will be unable to log in to the program and only be able to switch to Skype. Featuring the latest software updates and drivers for Windows, Office, Xbox and more. When a user clicks on the banner, Skype will be downloaded and installed and Messenger will automatically be uninstalled, Microsoft said. On March 15, Messenger will continue to work as usual but people that are logged in on their desktops will see a banner notification asking them to switch to Skype.
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