I-Skype isibe yiminyaka eminingana, kolunye lwezinhlelo zokusebenza ezihamba phambili ukwazi ukushaya izingcingo kuzo zombili izingcingo zasendlini noma izingcingo eziphathwayo namanye amadivayisi, kungaba amaselula noma amakhompyutha. Eqinisweni, kuze kube yiminyaka embalwa edlule bekuwukuphela kokunye abasebenzisi abakutholile ukuthi bakwazi ukuxhumana nabangane babo noma ababaziyo nge-inthanethi.
Kepha iminyaka eminingana, izinkampani eziningi ezinjengeGoogle kanye nezicelo zemiyalezo esheshayo manje ngaphezu kwamanethiwekhi ahlukahlukene wezenhlalo zisivumela nokuthi sihlale sixhumana nabangane bethu noma amalungu omndeni ngaphandle kokusebenzisa i-Skype.
IMicrosoft, umnikazi weSkype, ayifuni ukulahlekelwa yisabelo semakethe futhi ithuthukise kakhulu insiza evumela abasebenzisi ukuthi bayenze sebenzisa i-Skype ngesiphequluli asikho isidingo sokufaka noma yiluphi uhlelo lokusebenza. Njengamanje, uma ungabasebenzisi be-Windows 10 futhi usebenzisa isiphequluli se-Edge, ungasebenzisa i-Skype ngaphandle kokufaka noma iziphi izengezo noma izinhlelo zokusebenza.
Kepha kubo bonke labo basebenzisi abafuna ukusebenzisa yonke imisebenzi i-Skype esinikeza yona, kufanele silande uhlelo olutholakala ku-Windows Store, uhlelo lokusebenza olusanda kubuyekezwa engeza itimu emnyama, ilungele bonke labo basebenzisi abasebenzisa iphepha lodonga elimnyama.
Kepha futhi ingeze ukusekelwa ukuze ikwazi sebenzisa ama-akhawunti ahlukene ndawonye, ngaphandle kokuvala nokungena njalo lapho sifuna ukushintsha umsebenzisi, kuhle uma sisebenzisa ikhompyutha eyodwa nalapho umsebenzisi ngamunye ene-akhawunti ehlukile.
Lolu hlelo lokusebenza, olubuye lube yi-Universal, iyatholakala ukulanda esitolo esisemthethweni seWindows ngokuphelele mahhala.