June 23, 2014

Microsoft: older versions of Skype soon in closet

In the coming months, Microsoft will be unable to connect from older versions of Skype on PC and Mac.
In order to standardize its offering and to provide "the most new and best to the latest versions of Skype," Microsoft will cut the network access older versions of Skype in the coming months. Are concerned the Windows version (6.13 and below), and the Mac version (6.14 and below). A bit like when the transition from Windows Live Messenger to Skype, the company is not in lace. 
Although it remains visibly time, users of Microsoft VoIP service are invited to download the latest version are concerned, ie 6.16 or 6.18 on Windows on Mac OS X. The latest forms include in particular the possibility of send and receive messages even when contacts are offline, or the timing of the history and status messages on multiple terminals.
Prepare the following
Impossible not to see in this decision will prepare the following Skype and its dissemination to the greatest number. Already underway including the recent version 5.0 (now 5.1) milling iOS, Unified moult Skype in the coming months should cover all platforms. 
To benefit the future of the latest features of the application, such as real-time translation in particular, or just to be able to connect to the Microsoft Network, you know what you have to do.