Microsoft News Center-"Skype announces the new Skype for Windows 8, featuring sleek and modern design and available with the launch of Windows 8 on October 26."
It's still limited in scope
The cloud storage platform will drop support for older versions of Windows in early 2022.
New update lets you have a video call without having a Skype account. You can start a chat through a link and can use it at any time as it does not expire.