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Get Skype, free messaging and video chat app. Classic Skype for Mac can be downloaded directly from Microsoft, as can Skype 8. Skype Classic is the previous release of the popular portable VoIP, instant messaging and chat tool. The Skype team also said that it is listening to customer comments and plans to introduce features customers have requested into Skype 8. Our customers can continue to use Skype classic until then.It is not clear how long 'some time' will be, but customers who prefer the design of Skype 7 can continue using that version of Skype instead of upgrading to Skype 8. UPDATE: Based on customer feedback, we are extending support for Skype 7 (Skype classic) for some time. In a forum post, the Skype team says that support for Skype 7 will not end in September, with the end of life date extended to an unknown time.

Skype 8, first introduced last year, features a total design overhaul that has not been popular with some customers, which led some Skype users to be unhappy with Microsoft's announcement.Īs of today, as pointed out by Windows blog Thurrott, Microsoft has changed its mind following user feedback.

Microsoft last month announced plans to shut down Skype 7, aka Skype Classic, on PCs and Macs in September, with the company encouraging customers to instead upgrade to the latest version of Skype, Skype 8.

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