- Skye is back and comes with a new design in her image and in her functions
- The idea is to be an “improved, faster, more reliable and super modern looking Skype”
- While it is true that Zoom seems to continue to dominate, this strategy could represent a heavy blow to the platform
Skype, Microsoft’s video calling platform, is testing a new design on its platform, and while it is modest, it may be a blow to Zoom.
After Covid-19 appeared and, with it, the pandemic and confinement, video calling platforms became a first-hand necessity, as they were the main tool to connect us with the outside world.
As we know, within the wide range of platforms that suddenly appeared on the horizon, Zoom established itself as the site that was most used in terms of online classes, videoconferences, work meetings, and so on.
Due to the fact that, thanks to the pandemic, schools and several companies closed their buildings and offices, the virtual or online modality had to go out of their way to avoid losing the rhythm and, in some way, reactivate economic and school life.
However, after seeing that Zoom was not the only platform to meet these requirements, others emerged such as Google Meets, Microsoft Topics, among others that played an important role and made Zoom less relevant.
Now, within that wide range, it seems that users forgot about Skype, another Microsoft platform, which, in fact, was founded in 2003 and, for a time, was the ideal place to carry out video calls between users. netizens.
Today it is back and comes with a new design with which it seeks to be an “improved, faster, reliable and super modern looking Skype”, as the company mentions in a statement.
In addition to a new design, which it has done repeatedly, the new version of Skype will also have new features in order to improve the user experience and also to place itself within what the trends are dictating in the sector.
Among the functions that stand out are that of a new design in terms of calls, which can accommodate more users, as well as a tool that will allow Internet users to customize their account and others that are intended to be one of those ideal platforms for those who are looking for alternatives to Zoom and even Teams.
This was expressed through a statement that was published in his Blog:
“While we love design changes, we knew they weren’t enough. We needed to focus on performance to make the experience enjoyable
We believe that the Skype experience should be seamless, accessible and reliable no matter what browser or device you are using, which is why we are adding support for all browsers.
We would like to make sure that no matter what device, platform or browser you are using, Skype will always give you a great experience. “
The strategy that Skype is drawing has to do with the moment these platforms live in the world, where they are increasingly necessary for life itself, since we continue to live in a regime between the virtual and the non-virtual.
In that sense, in the post-pandemic era it will be vital that these platforms continue to update their functions in order to provide a better user experience.
Now, the competition with Zoom seems not to have the expected results, since we are talking about the platform that won over Internet users during the pandemic thanks to its operation.
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