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Re:Microsoft acquires Github by topspin on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:39AM (#17228881)
>> And Skype, I don't know. I use it in a daily basis. It doesn't seem to be that bad.

Likewise. I know they neglected the Linux client (which I used to use) for years and then replaced it with some new browser based thing. This 'ruined Skype' claim has been made several times with each Microsoft buys GitHub story. What exactly do people have in mind when they claim Skype was ruined?

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Re:Microsoft acquires Github by partiallypro on Monday June 04, 2018 @11:47AM (#17229001)
People have fuzzy memories, and think Skype was a gold standard before Microsoft bought it...which is far from the truth.
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Re:Microsoft acquires Github by gmueckl on Monday June 04, 2018 @12:13PM (#17229315)
The facts that I see:

The new UI is absolutely counterintuitive and badly designed. The Linux version is now based on Electron and requires a ridiculous 400MB of RAM just for the login screen. It subjects the CPU to ridiculously high loads, ca. 10 times higher than before when idling (easily saturating one core periodically). It starts to jerk and studder when the chatlog reaches any realistic length, making it unusable with more than 200 to 500 messages in the visible history. The Windows 10 client, which seems mostly identical, cannot get audio from any of my microphones.

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Re:Microsoft acquires Github by topspin on Monday June 04, 2018 @12:40PM (#17229618)
> The Windows 10 client, which seems mostly identical, cannot get audio from any of my microphones.

I see. By all accounts the Electron based client is garbage. I use the 'classic' Skype client; a.k.a. Skype 7. It isn't based on Electron and works great for me with two different mics. So I guess I've missed out on all the fun with the new client.

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