This subject has come up a number of times on the list so I thought the word from the skype people might be in order.
Feed: Skype Blogs Posted on: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 6:39 AM Author: Peter Parkes Subject: Why we removed SkypeMe! from Skype 4.0 for Windows If you?re a regular reader of this blog, you may be familiar with one of our themes for this year ? focus. So why have we removed SkypeMe!? In short, we wanted to simplify the number of status options we offer ? you may have noticed that we also removed Not Available. Over the course of the 4.0 project <http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2009/02/the_story_of_40_beginnings.html> , our research showed that users found SkypeMe! confusing. People weren?t always clear what SkypeMe! meant ? that they were opening themselves up to be contacted by literally anyone. I know that some of you come to Skype with the specific aim of finding new contacts and making new friends. We?re investigating ways of making this work without detracting from the simplicity and focus of Skype 4.0 for Windows ? so please bear with us. For now, why not head over to the Coffee Corner <http://forum.skype.com/index.php?showforum=1> in the Skype Community, where you can meet new people from around the world. View <http://share.skype.com/sites/en/2009/03/why_we_removed_skypeme.html> article... __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 3844 (20090211) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
