Microsoft will keep classic Skype alive ‘for some time’ after user backlash

Last month, Microsoft announced it would be shutting down the desktop version of Skype 7.0, otherwise known as classic Skype, in September and transitioning users and businesses to the redesigned Skype 8.0. Following what the company describes as "customer feedback," classic Skype will be sticking around for "some time" to "bring all the features you've asked for into Skype 8," per Windows blog Thurrott. Skype 8 was first unveiled as a mobile redesign last year, inspired by trends set by Facebook and Snapchat, and it was widely disliked at the time as well.

The announcement was made by a Microsoft representative on the initial forum post announcing classic Skype's discontinuation, which had filled with complaints from dedicated users...

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