Minimal UI and easy to use application
August 09, 2021
Minimal UI and easy to use application
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Skype for Business (formerly Lync), now part of Microsoft Teams
Skype for business used to be our sole communication tool within our organization. It offers the best video calling and conferences experience. We use this extensive company-wide. It is easily integrated with outlook and other office apps. It has a simple UI with a minimalistic feel to it. It lacks many features that are being offered in most of the communication tools these days. It has quite a classic appeal to it.
- Integration with outlook
- Alerts and missed conversation notification
- Saves conversation in mail
- Ability to configure time for online availablity
- Great for video calls
- No dark mode
- Updates are not regular
- No noise cancellation feature in calls
- Cluttered chat windows
- Cant send large files
- No stickers or GIFs support in chat
- Comes free with office 365 bundle
- Deployment is easy and took less time
- Efficient internal communication
Hangouts has worst UI ever. It requires an additional purchase where skype comes free with office 365. Hangouts doesnt have dedicated PC or Mac app. It works only on browser due to which notifications are hit and miss. Skype has dedicated PC app but no web app. Hangouts needs a complete UI refresh to compete with Skype.
Do you think Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams's feature set?
Yes
Did Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams live up to sales and marketing promises?
I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process
Did implementation of Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams go as expected?
I wasn't involved with the implementation phase
Would you buy Skype for Business, now part of Microsoft Teams again?
Yes