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Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
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Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#102I've been educating as many people (especially Management and Business people) as I can to switch over from Skype to any other alternative (like Hangouts). Because Skype is:
* A memory hog
* A bandwidth hog (its really inefficient about network usage, and uses a lot of bandwidth even when idle)
* Has much lower call quality (a consequence of the above), just try having a call in Hangouts or Skype and notice that Hangouts has much lower audio lag, doesn't kick out people constantly even when screen sharing, etc
* Is now owned by Microsoft
* Never cared about privacy or security (not that Hangouts does, but Skype just sets a very very low precedent)
* Group Messaging is a mess
* Individual Messaging is a mess
The list goes on and on. Its 2016, and "Let's Skype" is not cool anymore. There are much better options available.
Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#103Skype worked far, far better 10 years ago than it does today. From all indications I've seen, Skype is getting dramatically worse all the time. From a personal standpoint, it crashes for me multiple times a day and I can rarely get group calls working on the first try. Often Skype requires a force-quit and then it crashes twice more when it is being restarted. This is on Mac and Android. Fun fact: I have a friend who…
Google talk circa 2008 was a lot nicer than Hangouts is now, too. The resource usage was lower, the UI was nicer and it was more responsive. It's really a shame they killed it.
They are trying hard now to brink Hangouts back from the brink.
Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#104yes the linux client sucks... bu the OTHER linux client (i.e. Android) works beautifully. Which is why I cant wait for things like RemixOS or Intel's Android Linux [1]. With predictions that mobile chips will approach PS4 performance in 2017 [2], I cant help but wonder again if Valve made a colossal mistake in not basing SteamOS on desktop android.
[1] http://liliputing.com/2016/02/intels-android-smartphone-prot...
[2] http://venturebeat.com/2016/02/16/mobile-devices-will-be-mor...
Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#105Does the OS X client work well for anyone else? I keep having inability to join calls, getting stuck in calls and at worst even having the client say I'm not in any calls and no sound coming out of my speakers while others can still see me in the call and hear my microphone .
I'm using Skype_6.19.0.452.dmg, newer versions are awful.
Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
Google Hangouts is a great alternative. It only needs a browser, too.
...and a Google account - which not everyone has / wants. Also, from my experiences, it needs a more powerful computer to run smoothly.
Well, Skype needs a skype account. Though Google's interconnect between its services is maybe undesirable and a hassle to work around.
Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#107I can no longer log in into skype for linux. Using the same username/password on Android works fine. No use in the Linux client.
Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#108Earlier quoted context omitted.
Google talk circa 2008 was a lot nicer than Hangouts is now, too. The resource usage was lower, the UI was nicer and it was more responsive. It's really a shame they killed it.
They are trying hard now to brink Hangouts back from the brink.
Are they? What have the done recently that made Hangouts better?
Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#109Skype on Linux is far inferior recently. Mostly due to the fact that the Linux version has been somehow abandoned. It haven't received updates since at least 1 year. For example, one recent change is that when someone sends a picture, on Linux you are sent a link to it, where you have to go to the Skype website and login in order to view it (and login each time you open a link). Sometimes it's a resized version of th…
tbf maintaining anything proprietary under linux is a chore, with the ABI changing every year for no reason and yet having to support users having all kind of version combinations. I can see how a company would hate devoting that much resources for pleasing a smaller user base.
> with the ABI changing every year for no reason and yet having to support users having all kind of version combinations.
What? That is simply not true, the Kernel never breaks userspace. And "version combinations" are solved by linking statically.
Re: Dear Skype/Microsoft: Problems with Linux client
#110Skype has been getting worse and worse over the years. Personally I've switched to Telegram for chats, and I'll be looking for alternatives as far as voice calls are concerned.
I was thinking on this topic. You know what's the problem with alternatives? Nobody uses them. I'm seriously pissed off by this. I recently saw how all my friends moved to Telegram, and this is nice. But for instance my company has daily skype calls, and I have to get skype for those. I eventually decided to give it up on my (Linux) laptop and get the calls only on Android, where it still sucks, but at least it works…
> I recently saw how all my friends moved to Telegram, and this is nice.
All my friends are on Whatsapp, and this is not nice... I'm going to try to convert them to Telegram., not easy.