I don't honestly see the point of paying for a feature that was free in previous versions. video conferencing I can understand, but this? I DON'T THINK SO! It seems to me that Microsoft is trying to soak us for more money, especially considering that their flagship product (windows 7) had such a poor showing over the last 4 years (millions of corporate machines still running XP).
-eric On Apr 30, 2012, at 3:23 PM, Kevin Chao wrote: > This was a change made in Skype 5.X. It's possible that your friend is > running an earlier version of Skype, e.g. V2.X. Please Skype.com for pricing > details. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 30, 2012, at 6:11 PM, "Missy Hoppe" <mitmee....@gmail.com> wrote: > >> That doesn't sound at all right or fair. How much is this skype premium. If >> it's cheap, and there isn't a monthly fee, I >> might consider it, but it never used to be that way, and if that's the case, >> how is it possible that at least 1 person I've >> talked to who is also using the free version is able to start in contacts >> like it used to do? I'm not trying to complain or >> be difficult; am just genuinely puzzled by this. >> Thanks! >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kevin Chao >> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 6:08 PM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Skype on the Mac made accessible? >> >> I raised this issue wiht Skype beta team a while ago and I was toldwas that >> this is by design. If you wish to not have Skype >> not start at Home, rather your contacts, it's required to purchase Skype >> Premium. >> >> FYI: eBay (not Google owned Skype before) and now Microsoft has it >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Apr 30, 2012, at 5:16 PM, "Missy Hoppe" <mitmee....@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi there! Thank you so much for starting this topic thread. Hopefully, >>> this is the appropriate place to bring up my number 1 complaint with skype >>> on the mac. >>> When I first got my mac and installed Skype; I believe this was >>> version 5.1 or so, the program always started in the contacts list. Ever >>> sinve 5.3 or so, when I run the program, it starts >> me on something that Voiceover tells me is called Skype Home. >>> It basicly looks like a facebook clone. Granted, it's not >>> prohibatively difficult to navigate to a table, interract and find my >>> contacts list and stop interracting, but I personally feel that this >>> is something I shouldn't have to do, and it's just aggravating enough >>> that I avoid using skype as often as possible, and only run it periodically >>> to check for updates in hopes that this issue >> will some day be fixed. I've checked preferences time and again, and there >> simply isn't a way to configure how the program >> starts. >>> To make this even more frustrating, when I ask people about id, they >>> claim that they don't have this problem. I'd be more than happy to >>> disconnect skype from facebook if it would fix the problem, but would >>> rather not if I don't have to. I don't really understand the point of the >>> favorites thing either, and miss the simplicity >> of the first mac version of skype I ever used. Sorry for the aimless >> rambling, but I hope it makes sense to someone. >>> Missy >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>> [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kawal Gucukoglu >>> Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012 5:07 PM >>> To: macvisionaries >>> Subject: Skype on the Mac made accessible? >>> >>> This message is for Kevin Chow if he is working with Skype on the Mac with >>> Skype Team. >>> >>> Hi Kevin. >>> >>> I have been using Skype on the Mac for a long time and when Google had the >>> program, it worked beautifully with the Mac. >>> However since Microsoft have bought it, it has not been very good on the >>> Mac. >>> >>> The dial pad is inaccessible. Is there any way of getting Skype for Mac >>> fixed? >>> >>> If there are other issues, feel free any one to say if Kevin is going to >>> get this sorted. >>> >>> Kawal. >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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