Skype has announced that its Windows 8 app will be bundled with the Windows 8.1 update due to roll out in mid-October.
The app will be added to the revamped Windows 8.1 Start Screen, meaning that not only can you login and reach over 300 million Skype users across many different devices but also everyone with a Windows 8.1 PC.
"As the default communications experience in Windows 8.1, ... [ read the full article ]
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How wonderful. Microsoft has already given the NSA and the government unfettered access to outlook and hotmail accounts, now they're throwing in another way for them to access your information through skype. I Guess they want to be able to see and hear you also.
What a fantastic addition to that operating system. No wonder it's selling so well, they just keep piling on the improvements.
Originally posted by plazma247: Isnt bundling skype returning to the days of anti competitive charges, in the same way they had such a slap on the wrist for doing it with ie??
Don't think so, i thought it was IE was installed by default, M$ made it a pain to install another browser, and put licensing in contracts with OEM's like de11, not to install other browsers on the machines.
More of the same old if you ask me... does it come with a communications package choice screen giving a choice of skype, google talk/hangouts, viber, etc, nope, then watch this space
Even if it did it probably wouldnt display due to ermmmm technical reasons.... aparently..?!?!.
Originally posted by MagengarZ: I don't need Windows 8 in order to have Skype. Anything "bundled" with a new OS is simply BLOATWARE. I'm on XP and I've installed Skype separately!
Originally posted by MagengarZ: I don't need Windows 8 in order to have Skype. Anything "bundled" with a new OS is simply BLOATWARE. I'm on XP and I've installed Skype separately!
i'm using xp sp3 pro with 3 gigs of ddr2 ram on a gigabyte board with an intel dual core e6700 but i also have a win7 ultimate computer with 4gigs ddr3.
Yeah, a client had a late model EeePC 9XX (a nice machine) that needed a redo and I considered Win7 but as it had only 1 gig ram the XP factory restore seemed the way to go.
