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Skype Forcing Mac Users To Upgrade Client

Posted by timothy on from the we-control-the-horizontal dept.

mijkal writes "Nevermind a huge outcry over the iTunes-like behemoth of Skype v5 for Mac. Users with v2.8 are being pushed an update to v5 regardless of update preferences. I even restored v2.8 from TimeMachine only to have it update itself again within minutes, offering only an option to relaunch the app."

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  1. Re:anti macroshaft rant... by mattcsn · · Score: 4, Funny

    It's a surprise because mac users are usually happy when someone else decides what's best for them.

  2. Not for me by bucky0 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I quit, restarted and even did check for updates. It didn't force me to do upgrade. *shrug*

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  3. So what? by Dynedain · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Plenty of Apps that require connectivity to online networks force updates from time to time. Guess what? Steam had a required update?!?!? Blizzard forced users to run updates to continue using World of Warcraft?!!! Oh noes!

    Seriously. I get that there is massive FUD now that Microsoft has bought out Skype, but that doesn't mean every single bit of normal behavior (like locking out and forcing updates on old versions of clients) is somehow a malicious news-worthy event in some grand conspiracy.

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