Not only does Windows 8.1 bring a handful of improvements and new features, but Microsoft is also focusing on bundling apps and services from the start. Much like in the 90s when Internet Explorer was integrated into the operating system as the default web browser (which got them into a lot of trouble), the software maker is going back and looking at how the competition easily bundles many apps and services on their devices (e.g. tablets and smartphones). So in Windows 8.1, Microsoft will start doing the same.
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The new Skype for Windows 8.1
More than 20 Windows 8 apps and various services are included in the new version of the operating system, including SkyDrive, Outlook.com, all Xbox apps, new ones like Bing Health & Fitness, Food & Drink, Reading List, Alarms, Sound Recorder, and yes! Even Skype, the app that replaces the now-defunct Messenger. (Although we already saw the VoIP app in the recent Windows 8.1 Build 9471 leak, Microsoft had yet to confirm this.)
So which apps and services do we get in Windows 8.1? The following infographic gives the answer:
SEE ALSO: Windows 8.1 available for everyone to download on October 18
