You’ll also need to make sure you’ve upgraded the server to Skype for Business Server 2015 or Lync Server 2013. It will not work on OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, OS X 10.9 Mavericks or OS X 10.10 Yosemite. The system requirements for Skype for Business on Mac are OS X 10.11 El Capitan or macOS Sierra 10.12 ans above. System RequirementsĪs stated in the introduction, anyone can now download Skype for Business for Mac from Microsoft. Here’s an overview of the new Skype for Business 2016 Mac client. Until now, Mac users have either been stuck with the Lync or had to use Skype for Business online or the recently released Skype Meetings service in the meantime (more on those two later). SfB has been long awaited on Mac to replace the highly unreliable and maligned Lync for Mac which hasn’t been updated by Microsoft since 2011.

It’s now clear that Microsoft simply left it very late in the month to release Skype for Business on Mac. It was originally due for release in Q3 2016 but then revised to October 2016 although this seemed increasingly unlikely as October drew to a close.Įven just a few days ago Microsoft support stated “we aren’t able to provide the exact date when Skype for Business 2016 Mac Client will be released”.

The long awaited release of the Skype for Business Mac client was delayed in Q3 by Microsoft.

Skype For Business Release Date Roadmap.

Why Has It Taken So Long For SfB To Arrive On Mac?.

Alternatives To Skype For Business On Mac.

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