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Skype For Web Beta Goes Worldwide

Posted by samzenpus on from the around-the-world dept.

SmartAboutThings writes: Just days after offering a limited beta release of Skype for Web to customers in the U.S. and UK, Microsoft has made the beta available to users from all over the world. The expansion adds support for: Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, Greek, Spanish, Estonian, Finnish, French, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional.

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  1. Profile picture by mpol · · Score: 3, Informative

    Can you even change your profile picture in this one?
    Sometimes the easiest things are the hardest.
    Afaik you still can do that only in Skype for Windows. Not on Android, not on the website, not anywhere else.

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    Well, don't worry about that. We can get you back before you leave. (Dr. Who)
  2. Re:This is good by Dr_Barnowl · · Score: 3, Informative

    Uh huh.

    "Audio and video calls are not supported on your OS"

    (Ubuntu Linux 14.04, Firefox, Chromium, AND Chrome)

    "Cross platform", my arse.

    The Windows version demands a 6MB MSI installer get run as well, so it's not entirely standard WebRTC either.