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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. Fix the linux client next by JustBen · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Now maybe they will have time to fix screen sharing in the Linux client.

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    1. Re:Fix the linux client next by binarylarry · · Score: 4, Funny

      Oh they're going to fix Linux good.

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  2. Re:Installs an extension... by bemymonkey · · Score: 3, Interesting

    If I want screen sharing I'll use fucking TeamViewer. Give me basic IM, voice and maybe video support without a plugin or GTFO.

  3. 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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  4. 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.