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I use Skype daily and have never had a problem with it, I've never understood the hate if i'm honest.

judge2020 7y ago
At least a few years ago, I remember the bigger issues were: - no message history past a few months - the redesign made it look like a phone messaging app - poor group chat functionality that didn't have anything beyond basic permissions - calls were peer-to-peer for the longest time, making it mostly trivial to get someone's residential IP and DDOS their network. It might have improved since then (I know calls are no longer P2P) but that's why a large portion of the gamers moved to Discord.
mosselman 7y ago
The Skype of today is crap compared to the first Skype I used and loved. It is completely unclear what it tries to be now and the interface is horrible. I have an unlimited-Europe plan with it and a phone number attached to it, but I'd rather use something else some day. I haven't found any cheaper alternatives though. Maybe someone here can point one out to me.
- jodrellblank 7y ago
  I agree that Skype is an awful UI these days, think that Microsoft ruined it, and don’t know a better one to suggest. But as an aside, “the cheapest one you can find is horrible” is probably appropriate for what “cheapest” usually translates to in products, and expecting to find one cheaper and better when you can’t find one cheaper at all, seems optimistic.
- swarnie_ 7y ago
  > It is completely unclear what it tries to be now and the interface is horrible. Instant messenger, internet phone and video/presentation conferencing. Am i missing something here because its literally my primary business communication tool.
  - mosselman 7y ago
    It isn't aimed at being a good business communication tool though. It has a strange design that obviously tries to be cool and hip, but lacks proper visual hierarchy and contrast. It is hard to use if you aren't tech-savvy. My mother ends up calling me on Telegram of all things because in her mind Skype isn't something you call with anymore. Even though I then call her on Skype because Telegram doesn't have video. She used to have a Skype-phone (physical unit), but support for that has died out pretty quickly.
x86_64Ubuntu 7y ago
Skype seems so ugly and confusing from first glance. I miss the old-old-old Skype where the UI didn't appear as formidable.

judge2020 7y ago

At least a few years ago, I remember the bigger issues were: - no message history past a few months - the redesign made it look like a phone messaging app - poor group chat functionality that didn't have anything beyond basic permissions - calls were peer-to-peer for the longest time, making it mostly trivial to get someone's residential IP and DDOS their network. It might have improved since then (I know calls are no longer P2P) but that's why a large portion of the gamers moved to Discord.

mosselman 7y ago

The Skype of today is crap compared to the first Skype I used and loved. It is completely unclear what it tries to be now and the interface is horrible. I have an unlimited-Europe plan with it and a phone number attached to it, but I'd rather use something else some day. I haven't found any cheaper alternatives though. Maybe someone here can point one out to me.

jodrellblank 7y ago
I agree that Skype is an awful UI these days, think that Microsoft ruined it, and don’t know a better one to suggest. But as an aside, “the cheapest one you can find is horrible” is probably appropriate for what “cheapest” usually translates to in products, and expecting to find one cheaper and better when you can’t find one cheaper at all, seems optimistic.
swarnie_ 7y ago
> It is completely unclear what it tries to be now and the interface is horrible. Instant messenger, internet phone and video/presentation conferencing. Am i missing something here because its literally my primary business communication tool.
- mosselman 7y ago
  It isn't aimed at being a good business communication tool though. It has a strange design that obviously tries to be cool and hip, but lacks proper visual hierarchy and contrast. It is hard to use if you aren't tech-savvy. My mother ends up calling me on Telegram of all things because in her mind Skype isn't something you call with anymore. Even though I then call her on Skype because Telegram doesn't have video. She used to have a Skype-phone (physical unit), but support for that has died out pretty quickly.

x86_64Ubuntu 7y ago

Skype seems so ugly and confusing from first glance. I miss the old-old-old Skype where the UI didn't appear as formidable.