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Skype is total absolute dog shit. Nothing about it has been better, ever, since around 2005. What an absolute clusterfuck. I really don't think it could be ma

Skype is total absolute dog shit. Nothing about it has been better, ever, since around 2005. What an absolute clusterfuck. I really don't think it could be managed worse - if you handed Skype management to a bunch of untrained 13 year olds, it would, in all likelihood, evolve into a better product than it has been at any point between 2008 and now.

rendaw 8y ago
And to clarify, this applies to both Skype for Business and the personal Skype.
- ericol 8y ago
  Not to mention the tight grip MS is having on the accounts, trying to link everything to Live, plus disabling asccounts for "violation of TOS"and forcing you to provide a cell phone number in order to re enable the account (And no way to find out what exact part of the TOS you broke: Believe me, I tried). I've had a Skype acc for 10+ years; I've been holding back updating the app because the new versions are a total and utterly crap. Last time I opened it the dialog box changed to an "Update now" only button, so I left it there. My company changed from a Skype only (With paid accounts) communication based model to Slack + GoToMeeting when needed. I'd really like to know how much money they stopped making in the recent years.
- atq2119 8y ago
  Skype for Business doesn't even have a Linux client, while the "normal" Skype Linux client isn't great but works reasonably decently. But Skype for Business is an utter disgrace.
benologist 8y ago
I really like https://web.skype.com https://web.skype.com, nothing to install or update and it's got a lot of features, plus it runs under Ublock's purview and it inlines YouTube videos. But I see a banner often saying they've replaced it with something Chrome-specific. :(
- pmlnr 8y ago
  > nothing to install or update That's not a feature. That's how you have no control at all.
  - benologist 8y ago
    Right, but then they also have no visibility into what's installed or running on my computer, and it's not like I had much control over installed versions they just obsolete w/e API they want on whatever schedule they want to force updates.

rendaw 8y ago

And to clarify, this applies to both Skype for Business and the personal Skype.

ericol 8y ago
Not to mention the tight grip MS is having on the accounts, trying to link everything to Live, plus disabling asccounts for "violation of TOS"and forcing you to provide a cell phone number in order to re enable the account (And no way to find out what exact part of the TOS you broke: Believe me, I tried). I've had a Skype acc for 10+ years; I've been holding back updating the app because the new versions are a total and utterly crap. Last time I opened it the dialog box changed to an "Update now" only button, so I left it there. My company changed from a Skype only (With paid accounts) communication based model to Slack + GoToMeeting when needed. I'd really like to know how much money they stopped making in the recent years.
atq2119 8y ago
Skype for Business doesn't even have a Linux client, while the "normal" Skype Linux client isn't great but works reasonably decently. But Skype for Business is an utter disgrace.

benologist 8y ago

I really like https://web.skype.com https://web.skype.com, nothing to install or update and it's got a lot of features, plus it runs under Ublock's purview and it inlines YouTube videos. But I see a banner often saying they've replaced it with something Chrome-specific. :(

pmlnr 8y ago
> nothing to install or update That's not a feature. That's how you have no control at all.
- benologist 8y ago
  Right, but then they also have no visibility into what's installed or running on my computer, and it's not like I had much control over installed versions they just obsolete w/e API they want on whatever schedule they want to force updates.