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Newest Skype For Linux Enables SMS Text Messages From The Desktop (betanews.com)

Posted by EditorDavid on from the delivered-from-desktops dept.

BrianFagioli writes: Microsoft has delivered an incredible feature to Linux-based desktop operating systems by way of the latest Alpha version of its Skype client... The newly-released Skype for Linux 1.13 allows users to send SMS test messages from the operating system! True, web-based solutions such as Google Voice have long allowed the sending of text messages, but needing to use a web browser can be a chore. There is convenience and elegance in using the Skype for Linux client.

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  1. Why, does it work properly now? by drinkypoo · · Score: 5, Informative

    There is convenience and elegance in using the Skype for Linux client.

    The Skype for Linux client has never been convenient or elegant. Have they made massive improvements of late?

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    "You're right," Fisheye says. "I should have set it on 'whip' or 'chop.'"
  2. But a bloated web browser is under the hood by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Skype client for Linux is built on Electron, so while you do not see a web browser, a slow and bloated browser engine is running under the hood.

    How any developer can be satisfied with using Electron is beyond me.