Pocket-Lint: Skype seems to be struggling to get itself going again, following some unexpected downtime which we brought you news of a couple of hours ago. Naturally, people have been in uproar that their favourite dependable, cuddly, free, VoIP and IM client is suddenly not there.
It's still limited in scope
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.
With the sudden upswing of video conferencing needs due to working from home, Microsoft has decided to add a new feature to Skype.