{"id":363188,"date":"2010-02-25T16:26:36","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T21:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-buzz\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html"},"modified":"2010-02-25T16:26:36","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T21:26:36","slug":"skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/363188","title":{"rendered":"Skype Drops its Support For Windows Mobile"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Skype, the VOIP software maker, has withdrawn its support for Windows Mobile. Skype has pulled out both Skype Lite and Skype Mobile for\u00a0 Windows Mobile from their site. This means, you cannot download the app from the Skype official site but if you already have it installed on your device it will seamlessly work.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/cache.techie-buzz.com\/images\/mobiles\/apurva\/SkypeForWindowsMobileDisappears_24C5\/skypelogo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: inline; border: 0px;\" title=\"skypelogo\" src=\"http:\/\/cache.techie-buzz.com\/images\/mobiles\/apurva\/SkypeForWindowsMobileDisappears_24C5\/skypelogo_thumb.jpg\" border=\"0\" alt=\"skypelogo\" width=\"170\" height=\"76\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Skype for Windows Mobile did not always give the best possible consistent user experience and Skype has grown tired of supporting it. Instead, Skype wants to focus on delivering mind blowing app for the Windows Phone 7 Series. From the <a href=\"http:\/\/share.skype.com\/sites\/en\/2010\/02\/changes_to_our_mobile_lineup.html\" >Skype blog<\/a> \u201cwe\u2019ve decided to make a few changes to our lineup. Skype Lite and Skype for Windows Phones are no longer available for download. This isn\u2019t a decision we\u2019ve taken lightly, but the reason is simple. Neither of these apps offered a great Skype experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Apart from that, just last week <a href=\"http:\/\/www.techknots.com\/mobiles\/verizon-subscribers-can-now-make-free-skype-to-skype-calls\/\" >Skype partnered with Verizon to offer free Skype to Skype unlimited calls<\/a>. If Skype partners with more operators, it can completely eliminate the need for a mobile app. If you ask me, this is an indeed good move by Skype, only late. But we can understand the timing for completely kicking out the support for Skype for WinMo, when Microsoft itself is phasing out Windows Mobile and renaming it to Windows Phone Classic.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tweetmeme_button\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechie-buzz.com%2Fmobile-news%2Fskype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/api.tweetmeme.com\/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Ftechie-buzz.com%2Fmobile-news%2Fskype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html\" height=\"61\" width=\"51\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:12px\">\n<strong>Share:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-news\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html#commentrespond\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Comment on This Post<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?source=techiebuzz&#038;status=Skype%20Drops%20its%20Support%20For%20Windows%20Mobile%20http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-news\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html%20via%20@techiebuzzer\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Tweet This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-news\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Share on Facebook<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/del.icio.us\/post?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-news\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html&#038;title=Skype%20Drops%20its%20Support%20For%20Windows%20Mobile\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Save to Delicious<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.stumbleupon.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-news\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Stumble This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/digg.com\/submit?phase=2&#038;url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-news\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html&#038;title=Skype%20Drops%20its%20Support%20For%20Windows%20Mobile\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Digg This<\/a> |<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/submit?url=http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-news\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html&#038;title=Skype%20Drops%20its%20Support%20For%20Windows%20Mobile\" rel=\"bookmark\" >Reddit This<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div><strong style=\"font-size:11px;\">TAGS:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-transform:uppercase;font-size:11px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/skype\" rel=\"tag\">Skype<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/skype-lite\" rel=\"tag\">skype lite<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/voip\" rel=\"tag\">VOIP<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/tag\/windows-mobile\" rel=\"tag\">Windows Mobile<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/small><\/div>\n<div style=\"background:#E1E1E1; border: dotted 1px; padding:5px; margin-top:5px;font-size:11px\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\/mobile-news\/skype-drops-its-support-for-windows-mobile.html\" title=\"Skype Drops its Support For Windows Mobile\">Skype Drops its Support For Windows Mobile<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/techie-buzz.com\" title=\"Techie Buzz\">Techie Buzz<\/a> written by Apurva Chaudhary on Thursday 25th February 2010 04:26:36 PM. 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Skype has pulled out both Skype Lite and Skype Mobile for\u00a0 Windows Mobile from their site. This means, you cannot download the app from the Skype official site but if you already have it installed on your device it will seamlessly work. 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