Unfortunately it seems that the idiots at Microsoft are now determined to force Skype 8 on everyone - the say that, w.e.f. 1st Sep, Skype 7 will 'no longer be supported', whatever that might mean.
So, despite thousands of complaints it'll be Skype 8 ('Skype for Kids') or nothing, it seems. What an arrogant company to be so unresponsive to customer feedback.
I was at a Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 event at Brackley 3 years ago. One of he other guests told me that he worked in Seattle and had flown over for the event. "Do you work at Boeing?", I asked him. "No, Microsoft", he replied. "And you actually admit to that?", I countered, before telling him exactly what I thought about Windows 8.1, the ending of Autoroute Express, the ending of Outlook Express etc. etc...….