Bring back the Skype integration
The Skype ias apparently gone from Outlook.com beta, as the Skype button near the Settings cog icon is nowhere to be found. I think many users didn't like the integration (there was no way to completely disable it) but it still was a nice feature for Skype users.

Update January 2018:
Skype is back! :)
More improvements to the Skype integration will come in the future, but for now, please enjoy the upgraded Skype chat experience!
P.S.: If you wish to mute notifications, you can do so in the Settings panel under General > Skype > Notifications.
507 comments
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Julian commented
Auto-Skype was an annoyance to many - constantly refreshing causing lag
For those who want Skype, please make sure it is user-controlled opt-in - not a hidden opt-out.
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Anonymous commented
Skype added clutter. Does anyone actually use the integrated Skype anyway? Seems silly to me and a waste of resources and screen space.
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camille.perreault24 commented
I hate having to open 2 pages to have my skype!!!!!!!! I want to look at my email and have my sidebar skype.
plus too many vertical lines.
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Serega Carpoff commented
The Skype and e-mail are the same messaging system. They need to be on the same window.
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Anonymous commented
Leave a shortcut that makes it easier to access Skype.
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Anonymous commented
Yes bring it back ASAP!!!
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Javier commented
Please add the integration back! :-)
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Tirumala Nalla commented
While I like the new beta of Outlook, I am badly missing skype integration. So, going back to the older version to have that feature.
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Inayah commented
can u add a skype bar to the beta?
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Gabrielle Kim commented
I could not go on Skype. Maybe you could let people use it? Over all, I liked it though. I think it was very good of you guys to put a switch for if you wanted to use the old one or the beta.
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Marián Reichl commented
chýba mi prepojenie so skype
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Wescley Rocha commented
Gostei de tudo mas esqueceram de colocar o Skype. Essa é a unica razão de me fazer voltar para a versão anterior. O App do Skype nunca funciona no meu computador e a única forma de usar o Skype é atravez do Skype do outlook.
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Graham commented
Please add Skype integration to beta... very convenient in current version.
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Anonymous commented
o skype nao aparece em tela compartilhada do e-mail na versão beta;
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Anonymous commented
Missing messages/skype integration
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Anonymous commented
But I don't like how I can't see my Skype messages in it anymore
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oscar otaiza commented
integrate skype. to access the chat quickly
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Anonymous commented
No veo Skype al lado izquierdo de configuración, yo utilizo skype a menudo y es frustrante estar abriendo en la version nueva una nueva ventana para usar skype pudiendolo poner a como lo hacian en la version anterior un panel solo para ello.
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Anonymous commented
Well I definitely want skype integrated, but do it like you have it now with regular Outlook where you aren't automatically signed in but it signs you in when you click the skype conversation bubble icon in the upper right next to my name. For users that don't want skype as part of the email page, perhaps make a setting where it can be turned off/disabled
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Anonymous commented
where is the skype like on the old version