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A comment on Ask HN: Why is skype for business such a shit show?.

Re:Ask HN: Why is skype for business such a shit show? by legostormtroopr on Saturday September 11, 2021 @09:08AM (#28491681)
Well… my favourite joke is that “Skype for business” isn’t “Skype”, and it isn’t “for business”.

Skype for business isn’t Skype, underneath its actually Lync the replacement for Microsoft Communicator. And to use it, you needed the other party to install software on their computer - which can rarely be done by standard non-admin business users.

So adoption was really low, which mean the app just never was improved.

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Re:Ask HN: Why is skype for business such a shit show? by Donckele on Sunday September 12, 2021 @04:52AM (#28499570)
Ah that explains the “lync” executable that I tried downloading but didnt install it thinking it was unusual the filename did not have skype in it. Double clicking it announced it was a microsoft office so i just exit.
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