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Can't wait to try this! But I'm on my mac at work atm. I'm worried they've bloated the interface and made it horrible like they did with Skype 5 for mac...has this happened?
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I think your definition of "content" is too expansive in this context. Just because it's on the page doesn't mean it's content. Skype/MS saying that the presence of in-line ads will foster conversation is much different than sponsored or side results in Google SERPs.
He meant the ads are in line with the content. The fact that it's an ad is certainly highlighted but it is intentionally subtle.
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How are advertisements unsavory? Is this same opinion of yours applicable against google, for the ads on it's search engine? Just curious. I've never had anything against ads personally unless they're intrusive -- or that my data is being bought & sold to show them. Not that I trust $vendor to keep that data private, but showing me the latest advertisement for some movie coming out next week isn't going to ruin my ex…
How are advertisements unsavory? Is this same opinion of yours applicable against google, for the ads on it's search engine? When you search Google, it uses Google's servers and web index. Skype uses other user's bandwidth to route calls. Leeching other people's bandwidth and also advertising to you while doing so, stings. (Yes they have directory services and development to pay for, and yes they have infrastructure,…
You should probably stay on 2.2 beta.... 1. Skype 4 require download 95 additional packages for ubuntu version (all marked i386 even if you using amd64) 2. I am not sure but giant ads probably included too [1] [1] http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2012/06/skype-...
I'm on Arch Linux and installing skype4 from AUR has no dependencies that the skype package from multilib didn't... Must just be Ubuntu ^.^
Can't run two instances at the same time. Complete deal breaker for those of us that use a personal account and a professional one.
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opensource-> fewer bugs -> more users -> more satisfied users -> firefox style extensions or even an "app store" -> code improvements -> support for more platforms -> praise of the world's hacker community
Actually, it looks like a lot of what you're referring to has been possible since fall of last year. See: http://developer.skype.com/ Skype now has an enhanced API and plugin architecture that allows exactly the type of firefox extensions that you're referring to. Unfortunately, the underlying communications protocol remains closed, and so requires a binary that appears to only work on 32-bit systems (not to mention…
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He meant the ads are in line with the content. The fact that it's an ad is certainly highlighted but it is intentionally subtle.
They aren't interspersed except at the page level. It's not the same thing.