Microsoft wants you to have the latest and greatest Skype experience. If you want the old Skype, well, tough.
The company said today that starting on March 1 — less than 30 days from now — people will no longer be able to sign in to version 7.16 of Skype for Windows desktop and older versions, and version 7.18 of Skype for Mac and older versions thereof.
“If you’re one of those users, all you’ll need to do is download the new update,” the Skype team said in a blog post.
This isn’t the first time Skype is retiring old software. But that doesn’t mean the upcoming move won’t rankle some people.
Version 7.18 of Skype for Mac and version 7.16 of Skype for Windows both came out less than a year and a half ago — in December 2015. So it’s not as if this is very old software.
Still, Microsoft has been doing a lot to improve Skype in the past year. It’s been migrating the app to its Azure public cloud infrastructure and adding chatbots. Current versions of Skype — like version 7.44 for Mac — come with amenities like better previews of websites and better support for emoticons and other content in the input box for chats.
“We’ve poured our energy and passion into creating something truly special, and this is just the beginning,” Skype said.
Skype For Old Mac
Skype is a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world. And even though the calls are free, they are really excellent quality. Hello Mac users, You may have noticed that we have been making frequent updates to Skype for Mac. We have been focused on building an experience that is in line with Skype’s ongoing transition from peer-to-peer to a modern cloud architecture.
It’s easy to start using the powerful new Skype for desktop app. If you’re using Skype for Mac, Windows 10 November Update (2016) and lower, Windows 8, Windows 7, or Linux and have automatic updates enabled, the update will be delivered to you when it’s ready. Oct 01, 2018 Yesterday, I upgrade Skype on my Macbook to the new version. But this version too bad. Verry slow, Theme and color are terrible. Can't quick reply message on the notifications. Old version on MacOS. Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It's free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers. Now it also supports video conferencing over the net. Download skype, skype, skype download free. Follow the official Uptodown communities to keep up with all the new Android apps and games. Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It's free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers. Now it also supports video conferencing over the net.
Skype is a little program for making free calls over the internet to anyone else who also has Skype. It's free and easy to download and use, and works with most computers. Now it also supports video conferencing over the net.
Skype is a proprietary peer-to-peer Internet telephony (VoIP) network, founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis, the creators of KaZaA and competing against established open VoIP protocols like SIP, IAX, or H.323. The Skype Group is headquartered in Luxembourg with offices also in London and Tallinn. The system has a reputation for working across different types of network connections (including firewalls and NAT) because voice packets are routed by the combined users of the free desktop software application. Skype users can speak to other Skype users for free. Skype also has paid services allowing users to call traditional telephone numbers (SkypeOut), receive calls from traditional phones (SkypeIn), and receive voicemail messages.
Skype Features:
Old Skype Version
- SkypeOut allows Skype users to call traditional telephone numbers
- SkypeIn (beta) allows Skype users to receive calls on their computers dialed by regular phone subscribers
- Skype Voicemail allows callers to leave voice-mail messages for Skype users who are indisposed
- Skype supports group text chat with an interface similar to IRC with 150 People
- Skype Me has opened up a wellspring of people who want to communicate with people from other countries
- Skype 2.0 (and above) supports video conferencing
- Skype is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 (2.6.0.151), 10.5 (2.8), 10.5.8. Pleas contact us if any of these information needs to be updated.
Updates : Skype for Mac Updates