Looks like the existing APIs, like for Lync (terrible rename to "Skype for Business" that they secretly shoved out in Windows Update this month - confusing and pointless).

IIRC, NetMeeting also had some cool APIs, allowing you to easily get access to data channels and so on.

> terrible rename to "Skype for Business" that they secretly shoved out in Windows Update this month - confusing and pointless

It's not pointless. Having one name for your business and consumer products makes things simpler.

Lync branding was confusing anyway.

Try working in a shop that does Linq. Link, Linq, and Lync sound exactly the same when spoken. So sentences like: "let me send you the linq link on lync" occur.

I frequently hear Linq pronounced "Link... Linqueue?", and Lync as "Link... Lüngg?"

Admins were notified (at least here) and you can revert the updates[1].

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9jtXZ7TYbs

The web SDK "applies to: Skype for Business 2015" only. This is not an API for regular Skype accounts.

The Skype for Business allows external communication though, so... it will be possible to create integrations for regular users, right?

Ok, apparently "IM or audio conversations with three or more people" are "not available with Skype* users" according to https://suppont.office.com/en-ca/article/Let-Skype-for-Busin...

This makes it impossible then.

This looks like it might greatly alter the landscape of lightly-integratable team communication tool space that Slack and HipChat are currently dominating.

Great move, Skype and Microsoft!

Where are the payment hooks? Seems like that'd be useful.