Microsoft retreats from Metro, to retire Skype app next month
Microsoft today said it would retire the Modern, née Metro, app for Skype in less than four weeks, abandoning it for the more traditional Windows desktop application.
Microsoft today said it would retire the Modern, née Metro, app for Skype in less than four weeks, abandoning it for the more traditional Windows desktop application.
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No screen, apparently, is too small for video, even the one on Apple's Watch.
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