As seen in the leaked version of Windows 11, which is expected to be formally announced later this week, it has been revealed that it will not come standard with Skype. This is assuming the leak is somewhat representative of the final version.
It appears that the Skype video conferencing service has been removed from the list of software that comes pre-installed with Windows. Also gone is the “Meet Now” feature that allows users to start Skype meetings directly from the desktop, without having to log in or open the client; it was introduced at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Covid-19.
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Skype will not be standard in Windows 11 and that says a lot
The Skype app will continue to be available for Windows 11 through the Microsoft Store, but the decision to remove it from the list of preloaded software in the operating system says a lot about the trajectory of the service. Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011 for $ 8.500 billion, but little by little it has been growing strong criticism for the decision to prioritize new features over call quality, something in which Discord has surpassed it.
During the pandemic, Skype has played a secondary role in Microsoft's new flagship collaboration platform, Teams. But this has been expected for years. In the summer of 2019, Microsoft announced that it would retire Skype for Business Online before July 31, 2021. The consumer-centric service will continue to be available, but business customers with the exception of local Skype for Business customers will be forced to to migrate to Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft has done everything possible to encourage companies to make the change sooner rather than later, implementing new functionality and performance enhancements unique to Teams. The decision to remove Skype from Windows 11 is the logical next step in this process, giving customers one less reason to use Skype in Teams.
Microsoft is also expected to replace the Skype Meet Now feature with a similar Teams-centric tool in Windows 11, called Meet and Chat. This feature will allow users to access Teams channels and video conferencing from a button on the taskbar.
Source: TechRadar
