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Empathy vs Microsoft Lync

A side-by-side look at Empathy and Microsoft Lync. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Empathy

Empathy

Social & Communications

Empathy is an open source instant messaging client that supports text, voice and video chat. It uses the Telepathy framework and integrates with the GNOME desktop environment. Empathy supports popular protocols like XMPP, IRC, Facebook Messenger, and more.

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Microsoft Lync

Microsoft Lync

Social & Communications

Microsoft Lync is a unified communications platform that combines IM, voice, video, and web conferencing into one interface. It allows for seamless communication and collaboration across devices.

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