Emasontweni ambalwa edlule sikwazise ngezinhlelo zeMicrosoft zokuthi yeka ukunikeza insizakalo kumadivayisi we-Android ngenguqulo elingana noma engaphansi kuka-4.0.3 isinqumo ebesingahlekisi kubanikazi bale mishini. Kepha lawa ma-terminals manje asehlanganiswe nawo wonke amadivayisi ane-Windows Phone 8.x ne-Surface ene-Windows 8.1 RT. Kuyacaca ukuthi iMicrosoft ifuna ukugxila enguqulweni yakamuva eyethule emakethe, Windows 10 i-multiplatform, kodwa kungenye into ukuyeka ukunikezela insizakalo ngqo kubo bonke abanikazi bamatheminali ngaphandle kokunye.
Ekhasini leSkype Support, siyabona ukuthi iWindows inqume kanjani ukuqala ukuyeka ukuxhasa iSkype ngo-Okthoba walonyaka ngamatheminali ashiwo ngenhla, yize isazoqhubeka nokusebenza neminye imikhawulo. Kusukela ekuqaleni kuka-2017, usuku oluthile alukacaciswa, uhlelo lokusebenza luzoyeka ukusebenza ngokuphelele, ukuphoqa abasebenzisi balawa madivayisi ukuthi bashintshe ama-terminals noma bazame ukwenza insiza yewebhu ye-Skype isebenze, inguqulo edinga kuphela ukufakwa kwe-plugin ukuze isebenze.
Asazi ukuthi kungani inkampani ezinze eRedmond yenze lesi sinqumo, kodwa impela lesi sinqumo ngeke sisize abasebenzisi beWindows Phone bamanje cabanga ngokuzayo ukuthola kabusha i-terminal evela enkampanini ukubona ukulahlwa abasebenzisi abazohlupheka ngakho. Lapho nje iMicrosoft ibika ngosuku lomagazini lokumiswa kwensizakalo ye-Skype sizokwazisa ngokushesha futhi mhlawumbe yisikhathi esihle sokucabanga ngokuvuselela le divayisi, ngoba izinsizakalo ezimbalwa futhi ziyaqhubeka nokuxhasa iWindows Phone neWindows 8. .x RT.