Microsoft will stop working on Skype for Windows Phone 7
It seems that the people of Microsoft are willing to look ahead and not get carried away by any ballast Thus, through a publication on their official blog, they state that they are no longer supporting one of their applications star for platform Windows Phone 7 This is the well-known communication tool Skype, which will stop receiving updates and improvements on said terminals.All this, according to Microsoft, to focus on the future. Something that current users may not like too much.
This is a measure clearly focused on focusing time, effort and money on improving what is to come, even if they leave side to the users. Although, according to his words, few use Skype on Windows Phone 7, the vast majority being found on Windows Phone 8 Through a publication that reviews the history of Skype and where they seem to apologize for the decision, they vaguely comment on some of the keys that have led them to this point, always looking to the future. Specifically, they talk about their intention to improve the moment that Windows Phone 8 is going through, focusing all their efforts on said platform.
For that reason they will stop working on Skype for Windows Phone 7. Or what is the same, they will stop supporting it. This means that there will be no improvements and news for this platform ever again. The positive point is that they will continue allowing the installation of Skype in these terminals, being able to use it as up to now, without restrictions. Thus, users will continue to enjoy one of the most widespread communication tools, although they will never get to enjoy video messages, from new redesigns or fixes and bug fixes or problems found.
So far Skype has had a great and notable evolution. Ever since it made it possible to make free calls and video calls over the Internet, it has had more and more weight on Microsoft devices And it is that little by little it has been integrated into all its platforms, something that according to the publication will continue to do, trying to bring video calls in high definition to all places . One of its latest bets has been the videomessages Video recordings to send through your conversations or chats when the interlocutor is not available for a live video call and in straight. An issue that, apparently, only users of a terminal with Windows Phone 8 will enjoy.
A measure that, moreover, is necessary for Microsoft at this time. And it is that after the purchase of Nokia and its unsuccessful first range of tablets you need to focus in improving its success tools and thinking about the immediate future to return to being one of the great technology companies. The price, unfortunately, is paid by users, who should at least be happy knowing that they can continue to use this tool on their Windows Phone 7 devices, but without waiting nothing new about her.It will be necessary to see if all these efforts and costs achieve a good result.
