Microsoft just turned Skype into another Snapchat

in #technology • 8 years ago

If you can’t beat them, join them, as the saying goes, and Microsoft has now joined Facebook in trying to out Snapchat by being a better Snapchat.

In a blog post today, Microsoft formally announced its redesigned version of Skype which it had previously been testing on the iPhone and Android. This update is a modern take on Skype, which has long since drifted from its video calling focus to become a more generic chat app, possibly due to the fact that every chat app that matters has a video calling component.

Read more here: https://mspoweruser.com/microsoft-just-turned-skype-another-snapchat/

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     8 years ago 

    I'd prefer if Microsoft kept Skype the way it currently is - a video-calling app - instead of trying to turn it into another Snapchat clone.

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       8 years ago 

      Messaging is just a mess right now. This xkcd comic sums it up pretty well. Microsoft is just piling on.

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