Skype calls on the web are hassle free – for the hundreds of millions of you that use every day, to those that visit wanting to make a call or anyone preparing a presentation on PowerPoint online plugin free calling enables quick-fire chat and collaboration, making it easier to get things done together, with anyone, anywhere. Just sign-in and click to start a call on Skype with Microsoft Edge. You can preview this experience by visiting Skype for Web in Microsoft Edge today on EdgeHTML version 13.10586 or newer, available with Windows 10 version 1511. I logged into Skype today just to verify the news and I am glad that it was worth the effort as it helped me bust the rumor of Skype for Web dropping support on Linux.Today Microsft announce a new plugin-free voice, video, and group video calling experience on Skype for Web,, Office Online, and OneDrive, powered by the ORTC API in Microsoft Edge. Most of my contacts haven’t logged into Skype for months as well. Personally, I have almost stopped using Skype. You can always install Skype on Linux and use it via the desktop application. If you don’t use Google Chrome, don’t worry. You can now enjoy our latest features from any desktop (Windows 10 and Mac OSX10.12 or higher) with the latest versions of Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge.Īnd this creates the confusion as many people have taken these words for ranted and presumed that Linux and Chromebooks are not supported because those are not mentioned in the release.

You see, in the official Skype for Web release announcement, Microsoft says:

Why did a number of reputed websites like ZDNet, Beta News reported that Skype for Web has dropped Linux support? Skype for web is not supported on Mozilla Firefox on any OS Why the confusion around Skype for Web on Linux?

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