Yes , and Hangouts is wonderful , but in a broader sense when you have paid for your subscription, and get less than stellar support for the client from the developer you have a right to be cheesed off. That is why I posted the story here, the issue had sat for months on the community forums with no answers from them. Forcing the issue here on Slashdot was the last straw to make MIcrosoft and the Skype developers wake up and smell their burning Starbucks coffee and hipster toast.
Some of us do not want to have our chat experience in a Google Chrome or MS Edge web page. The stand alone desktop client is what WE want.
Skype for Web is a POS. I am not using web browser to see my friends and family. Get bent.
Yes , and Hangouts is wonderful , but in a broader sense when you have paid for your subscription, and get less than stellar support for the client from the developer you have a right to be cheesed off. That is why I posted the story here, the issue had sat for months on the community forums with no answers from them. Forcing the issue here on Slashdot was the last straw to make MIcrosoft and the Skype developers wake up and smell their burning Starbucks coffee and hipster toast.