Well, in this case, it's the "Modern" (previously "Metro") version of the app, the touch-only app with reduced features. Good riddance, imo.
On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Jeff Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I was having trouble installing Skype on my Chromebook. There was a very > talented guy who took the time to make a You Tube on how to install it. The > snag was the version of Skype. Only an older version worked and it worked > fantastic. > > > > On 6/11/2015 8:03 AM, Ted Roche wrote: >> >> Just in case you ever got into difficulties trying to share screens >> with another client, who turned out to have the 'wrong' version of >> Skype and you had to try to explain the 'right' and the 'wrong' >> versions. >> >> >> http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-drop-modern-version-of-skype-for-windows/ >> >> I suspect every vendor: Google with Chromebooks and Android, Apple >> with OS X and IOS and a number of Linux variants, are having trouble >> separating their products. >> >> Mobile gadgets (phones & tablets) are gaining phenomenally in >> capabilities, battery power and CPU, and they're starting to overlap >> with low-end laptops and desktops, but there's still a gap. MS choose >> to ignore the gap and shoot for an OS that's not going to be fully >> useful for a couple of years. Considering their slow pace of release, >> that might be their best bet. We live in interesting times. >> >> >> > > -- > Jeff > > Jeff Johnson > [email protected] > SanDC, Inc. > (623) 582-0323 > SMS (602) 717-5476 > Fax 623-869-0675 > > www.san-dc.com > www.cremationtracker.com > www.agentrelationshipmanager.com > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://mail.leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/CACW6n4tnC05tEowRK=v31m6+0ov2zi7oojyseeblkjzsj_b...@mail.gmail.com ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
