It's fair to say that there is little reason that two ecosystems need to exist for the long run. The company is working diligently on completing the Skype-Lync network integration, but this only addresses connectivity between the two platforms. Does it make practical sense to continue pushing two different, yet interoperable, VoIP platforms? I can't imagine I'm the only one who has quit using Skype because Lync fully supersedes everything Skype did.īoth the Lync and Skype clients and related ecosystems exist today, with little talk from Microsoft on what the long term future holds. It's not perfect, but then again, Skype and Hangouts aren't shining IM platforms, either.īut there's a ballooning elephant in the room which Microsoft doesn't want to tackle head on succinctly.
After investing many hours in Hangouts and Skype alike, I won't lie: once you go Lync, there's no going back. Lync has been a refreshing and very capable internal communications client that puts Google Hangouts to shame, and also trounces Skype in many areas that most people don't know about.
This is especially true for me because I've had the chance to get knee deep into Lync since we ditched Google Apps in favor of Office 365 last year. It's a very intriguing question that led me to think a bit deeper about this admitted two-face coming out of Microsoft. In my leisurely net browsing, I came across an interesting conundrum raised in an article I stumbled upon at ArsTechnica by Peter Bright titled simply " Lync 2013 is everything that Skype should be. As we enjoy the restive Memorial Day weekend here in the States, I finally have a chance to relax from the hustle and bustle of tech consulting life.
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