Skype is completely overhauling its Windows app so it works on all devices

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by Sindy Cator on March 24, 2016 at 3:00 pm

Microsoft has been touting the importance of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) – apps that can run on any form factor from desktop to phone – since Windows 10 was announced. So it’s a little odd that Skype, one of its biggest properties, is still using a decidedly not-mobile-friendly legacy app for the growing number of Windows 10 tablets and convertibles. That’s now changing: Microsoft is building a UWP app that will eventually integrate all of the legacy Skype program’s features, and more. Moreover, it says it will eventually completely kill off the desktop-only app in favor of the universal one. The company…