Skype for Business is an entirely different app aimed at the business market and isn't available for free. Skype is the consumer video chat service that anyone can download for free. It's understandable if you don't know which version of Skype your company is currently using, so let's break this down. Microsoft, like some other big companies, loves nothing more than offering several versions of the same product with confusing names. You could do that, or you could use the opportunity to check out other video conferencing apps. Microsoft would like it if you switched to Microsoft Teams, a team chat app that also offers robust video conferencing. To summarize: if your business pays for Microsoft 365 and uses the version of Skype that came with it, you'll need to switch to another video and messaging service.

But the consumer version of Skype, which you can download for free, isn't going anywhere. Microsoft recently announced that Skype for Business Online is shutting down on July 31, 2021.

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