Microsoft refuses SkypeKit and Skype Desktop API

Just a few hours ago, two letters of happiness fell on the mail, which had a large common piece of marketing text about how Skype is developing well and how great the developers will interact with it through the old API stub in the form of Skype URLs.

The substantive part was as follows:

We have decided to de-commission SkypeKit. They will be able to use the Skype URIs. If you’re trying to find a new, innovative and innovative Skype experience across devices. I encourage you to explore the Lync APIs.
Although we will continue to support SkypeKit for the next 12 months, in September. Now you have the opportunity to make it.

As a consequence of this, we have decided to retire our Desktop APIs. These applications were not supported by mobile application development. They will be able to use the Skype URIs. If you’re trying to find a new, innovative and innovative Skype experience across devices.
It will be possible that it will continue to be the case. Now you have the opportunity to modify your changes.

Thus, the Skype Desktop API will work until the end of the year (the app store will be closed in September), while SkypeKit will still support 12 months. Alternatively, he is encouraged to use Lync