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The death of Skype 7 (or Skype classic) has been delayed, following "customer feedback", according to Microsoft.
Microsoft originally announced on July 16 that classic Skype would be discontinued on Sept. 1, 2018 and encouraged users to upgrade to version 8.0. After many lamented the "upgrade" and clogged up the comments on the original discontinuation blog post, Microsoft have decided to continue supporting Skype 7 for "some time".
The message that was left on the original post, as reported by Microsoft blog Thurrott, was simple: "Thanks for all your comments - we are listening." A Microsoft spokesperson told CNET they have nothing more to share beyond the blog post at this time.
[...] It appears, for now, that Skype classic will continue being supported -- at least until Microsoft can transplant much-loved features to its updated version.
(Score: 2) by SomeGuy on Thursday August 09 2018, @03:50PM
Adding new features or maintaining existing features is not profitable. At the same time, not looking "new" and "trendy" at least a few times a year looses sales.
End result: Re-arrange things, remove functionality, and add "simpler, easier to use" as a marketing bullet point.
I remember back in the 80s and 90s, any company who did that would usually quickly wind up as roadkill, and many did. Magazine reviews would criticize, readers would take it seriously, and real money was lost.
Of course, back then people paid big bucks for computer products and services rather than put up with "free" advertisement ridden, personal info mining malware.