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had begun to integrate with Lync in 2013). Despite the same branding, Skype for Business and Skype have almost nothing in common and function as separate platforms.

In September 2017, Microsoft announced that it would phase out Skype for Business Online in favor of Microsoft Teams, a new cloud-based collaboration platform.

The end-of-life (EOL) date for Skype for Business Online was July 2021, with (paid) support extended until October 2029,

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