I, for one, like the new Skype. I think they did a great job with the redesign. Surely I'm not the only one who thinks this.
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Re: 160 People: Skype 5 for Mac = Fail. Skype: No Comment
#42I, for one, like the new Skype. I think they did a great job with the redesign. Surely I'm not the only one who thinks this.
I couldn't stand the old Skype for Mac. Were it not for the fact that I prefer Skype to all other instant messaging services, I would have ditched Skype long ago.
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#43If companies dropped everything when a handful of people whined about an interface change in an application, website, or anything of the like, there would never be any updates. This isn't a ringing endorsement of Skype 5 for Mac, but companies can't be held hostage by a few people who don't like change.
This isn’t a Facebook redesign or even #NewTwitter — the latter was overwhelmingly welcomed but of course some holdouts criticize all change. With Skype 5 for Mac, I haven’t heard a single soul say anything positive about it.
Here's the first one, then. It has some flaws, but I think the new UI is an improvement. And definitely it has been for my mom. Her reaction: "This is so much easier, I didn't understand what the other window was for."
Re: 160 People: Skype 5 for Mac = Fail. Skype: No Comment
#44If companies dropped everything when a handful of people whined about an interface change in an application, website, or anything of the like, there would never be any updates. This isn't a ringing endorsement of Skype 5 for Mac, but companies can't be held hostage by a few people who don't like change.
I agree with you; tech companies with few enough staff as is can't respond to every complaint.
However, note that the first post in that thread was Nov 4, 2010. That's over three months ago. By this time, they definitely should have at least posted something indicating they've heard the user response.
Re: 160 People: Skype 5 for Mac = Fail. Skype: No Comment
#45Out of curiosity have you used Skype version 5 on a Mac? What do you think of it?
I hate it. In a decreasing level of importance:
- I hate that they removed the contact list. There is an online contacts window, but it stays always on top and can't view/change your status from there.
- You can't pop a video call window out. This is insane, you can't video chat with someone and text chat with some one else at the same time. Screen sharing is almost unusable. This is actually reduced functionality compared to 2.x.
- There is empty space everywhere.
- It feels like they are pushing you to buy stuff everywhere.
Re: 160 People: Skype 5 for Mac = Fail. Skype: No Comment
#46I just installed it and my initial impression is that a lot of work went into this new UI, and it's not bad. I think it could use a few changes, but I'm not complaining. Personally, I don't like how big all of the windows are, the fact that I haven't figured out a way to hide the contact sidebar, and when I open the Contacts Monitor window (command + 3), it uses a large font which can't be resized. To someone who uses Skype frequently, this might be nice. Maybe I'm not the typical use case, I generally use Skype as IM or voice only and not that often, but I like to keep it running all of the time. Now I will, but I'll keep it running hidden or in the dock, not on the screen.
Re: 160 People: Skype 5 for Mac = Fail. Skype: No Comment
#47If companies dropped everything when a handful of people whined about an interface change in an application, website, or anything of the like, there would never be any updates. This isn't a ringing endorsement of Skype 5 for Mac, but companies can't be held hostage by a few people who don't like change.
Oh no.. universally, everyone thinks Skype 5 is a total cluster f.
Re: 160 People: Skype 5 for Mac = Fail. Skype: No Comment
#48Reminds of digg v4...unfortunately in this case people do pay for Skype's service. I, being one of them. I will not be upgrading my client anytime soon.
It still makes calls right? It's not like the software doesn't work; It does and better than most solutions. I like multi-video-chat so I can bare with the ugly interface.
True, but so does my telephone. The reason reddit wins is because the experience is better there. Since this is a B2B (in my case) model I consider this a regression in the solution I'm paying for. Luckily I have the option to not upgrade.
Re: 160 People: Skype 5 for Mac = Fail. Skype: No Comment
#49It works fine for me.
Re: 160 People: Skype 5 for Mac = Fail. Skype: No Comment
#50I, for one, like the new Skype. I think they did a great job with the redesign. Surely I'm not the only one who thinks this.
I do enjoy the new layout. The "iChat/AIM/ICQ" UI paradigm was due to be re-invented eventually. I think the only thing that is really missing is the "full-screen" video. Either that or I just haven't found where they hid the button...