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Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by abhinickz »

Double_a_92 wrote: post #275
iamcreasy wrote: post #244

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn't end there. When you update to a new Windows, the old files from previous Windows installation (i.e. User documents etc.) are stored inside C:/Windows.old folder, and you have around 15 days to save your important file to some other location after which Windows will delete that folder without any notice. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-...

What important things could you possibly have in C:/Windows?

Windows.old contains your User Folder which have these folders Documents, Downloads, Google Drive etc.

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by wodenokoto »

pveierland wrote: post #66

My worst Skype annoyance was when they seized your purchased credits if your account was left unused for 180 days. As a sporadic user of Skype when I needed to place an international call etc, having purchased credits reset automatically was such a provocation [0]. Every time I have to re-install Skype for some reason, there's always a new regression or dark UX pattern in use. [0] https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/01…

Don't you just need to send yourself a text whenever the reminder mail arrives? That's what I've been doing for years.

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by jholman »

codedokode wrote: post #258
Fezzik wrote: post #122

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It really is astonishing. I remember using Skype around 2004/05 on a horribly crappy Dell laptop and it (Skype) worked flawlessly. It sort of boggles the mind how far in to the ground it has been driven.

I think Skype was the first app that would allow to talk for free across the globe even on poor (modem) connections.

Not even close. Just off the top of my head, Roger Wilco is 5 years older, and TeamSpeak is also older than Skype.

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by emilsedgh »

yorwba wrote: post #223
tajen wrote: post #180

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I can't recall any software company who rolled back an upgrade. UI upgrades take a lot of resources and overhaul, they're also UX-tested, involve marketing ops, etc: If they haven't got the message before, companies prefer to risk dying than cancelling their attempt to pivot. Look at Ubuntu's Unity. Apple's emoji bar. Microsoft's Windows 8.1 tiles.

Ubuntu is moving back to the Gnome shell, I think. So sometimes companies do get the message. (Although I personally like Unity, so the change is going to be a bit annoying.)

But not because people want them to go back. They are going back because Ubuntu is investing less and less into desktop and consumer products and more into enterprises.

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by cricalix »

abhinickz wrote: post #291
Double_a_92 wrote: post #275

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What important things could you possibly have in C:/Windows?

Windows.old contains your User Folder which have these folders Documents, Downloads, Google Drive etc.

No, it doesn't, or darn well shouldn't.

XP put that data in \Documents and Settings\. Vista and 7 put it in \Users\, and some stuff in \ProgramData.

If you've got user downloads and documents in \Windows (and thus \Windows.old), you're doing something really strange.

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by NTripleOne »

cricalix wrote: post #295
abhinickz wrote: post #291

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Windows.old contains your User Folder which have these folders Documents, Downloads, Google Drive etc.

No, it doesn't, or darn well shouldn't. XP put that data in \Documents and Settings\ . Vista and 7 put it in \Users\ , and some stuff in \ProgramData. If you've got user downloads and documents in \Windows (and thus \Windows.old), you're doing something really strange.

You appear to be under the impression that windows.old is a based on the windows folder.

It's not.

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by Mister_Snuggles »

abhinickz wrote: post #291
Double_a_92 wrote: post #275

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What important things could you possibly have in C:/Windows?

Windows.old contains your User Folder which have these folders Documents, Downloads, Google Drive etc.

Those were moved to "c:\Documents and Settings" then c:\Users a long time ago.

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by lucb1e »

CSDude wrote: post #7

I have witnessed Skype to go from almost perfect video & chat communicator to absolute crap over almost 10 years, and I feel very sad that it has come to rip off Snapchat. There is no alternative like the old Skype now in the desktop.

Wire offers end to end encrypted and open source video calling (and audio calling, and chat, and file sharing). Even the server is open source, which is getting quite rare these days.

Wire.com -- I'm not affiliated, just a big fan. They're very new and need more publicity in my opinion.

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by torrent-of-ions »

nailer wrote: post #169
pveierland wrote: post #66

My worst Skype annoyance was when they seized your purchased credits if your account was left unused for 180 days. As a sporadic user of Skype when I needed to place an international call etc, having purchased credits reset automatically was such a provocation [0]. Every time I have to re-install Skype for some reason, there's always a new regression or dark UX pattern in use. [0] https://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/01…

I had a similar experience: Microsoft deleted all my childhood email because I didn't log into hotmail frequently enough. This included the emails I sent to my first love. And the ones she sent me. All gone. Because Microsoft wanted to save some tiny amount of space. I love Microsoft and an writing this on a Surface device now but Christ, that was awful and would make me think twice about using Microsoft online servi…

I'd expect this kind of complaint from non-technical people. Disappointed to see this on HN. You stored your data on someone else's computer and you are upset when the owner of that computer did something with it?

Re: New Skype Update Is Horrible

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Post by torrent-of-ions »

I rarely use Skype, but I have it installed on my phone. The other day my girlfriend decided to call me on Skype after it had updated without me realising and I wondered what on earth was going on with my phone. It just popped up with some bullshit about choosing a theme with no indication of what was actually happening. I guess nobody thought that somebody might be receiving a call the first time they launch the new version.

Once you actually get the thing working it's incredibly confusing. It has weird line drawn icons that are not intuitive at all. Really hard to use.

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