# Microsoft Teams is replacing Skype for Business to put more pressure on Slack - The Verge

<https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/25/16360072/microsoft-teams-replacing-skype-for-business>

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## What Jamie wrote

This is a good move! 👏 Skype for Business gives the Skype brand a bad name. It’s just Lync with different branding and Lync was a hot mess from the first step. Teams isn't perfect, but Microsoft will have an easier time bringing Teams to where they want to go versus dragging the dead-weight of Lync around. 👍

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