Microsoft seems hell-bent on creating a UI for Skype that will kill the product. I have been using Skype ever since it first came out. The user interface in t

Microsoft seems hell-bent on creating a UI for Skype that will kill the product. I have been using Skype ever since it first came out. The user interface in the early days was simple and inferable. Now it's a crap shoot of button pushing and following links to figure out how to do something simple like making a call. Skype on Linux has a strange bug where sound quality of the telephonic channel deteriorates over time whether it is used, or not.