Skype's new Meet Now option allows people to chat without g up or ing the client, adding an alternative to the service's previous setup. For almost two decades, Skype has been about building up a list and maintaining a back-and-forth with those people, so it's a big step for them to embrace a more "one-off" approach to chat.
If this system sounds familiar, that's because it absolutely is. Recently, Skype met its biggest new competitor in some staggering security issues, but the accessibility of it is what Skype appears to want to replicate with the Meet Now function.
There are multiple ways to engage with Skype – the web browser version, the mobile app, the desktop app, and more – but starting a Meet Now chat is simple either way. Skype's Microsoft . Having Skype installed is not a requirement.
Options within a Skype Meet Now Chat
The interface for Meet Now isn't too different from what people would expect from Skype (or Zoom). It includes the necessary options like a mute button, a button to toggle video, chat bubbles to indicate who's speaking, and a settings button. Meet Now also has more modern bells and whistles such as screen sharing and the option to record the call. s can produce an invite link from the chat itself, as well as engage in text chat. Skype says the service will keep recorded chats and chat media, including text and images, for at least 30 days.
Given that Skype is switching from being a much more walled-off service, in of how it handled video chats, it's unlikely that it'll face the same security struggles Zoom has battled in recent weeks. With that in mind, Skype's traditional group chat option, which requires inviting verified Skype s rather than producing a public link, still exists and will likely continue to be Skype's primary function. Still, Meet Now makes Skype more directly competitive with Zoom, and gives people turned off of the latter due to its negative press a viable, more secure alternative. Just be careful about who receives those invite links.
Source: Skype