I wasn't defending Microsoft, just responding to the trivialization the op made. According to the article, Microsoft is dedicating resources to a new client wh

I wasn't defending Microsoft, just responding to the trivialization the op made. According to the article, Microsoft is dedicating resources to a new client which won't exhibit the flaw. So I guess that means either they examined the flaw and determined it wasn't a high enough risk to warrant patching, or they don't care. Dealer's choice I guess. Maybe the number of people using Skype these days is insignificant? I tried to use it about a year ago and noped the hell away after 5 minutes.