Certainly Microsoft have clearly demonstrated contempt for the Skype user base so far.. Frequent assertions on the forum that Microsoft are listening, however:
Mac Skype 2.8 replacement was vastly space inefficient, a real pain on smaller screens, leading to threads of over a thousand posts with almost all posters with only a few posts to their name, all complaining about the new version with suggestions about greater space efficiency and requesting the separate window for chats please, etc. Microsoft response: close the forum ditching years of help from experienced Skype users;
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Microsoft asks Linux community for help developing new version, Linux community donate masses of free labour to debug new versions saving Microsoft a fortune, with consistent request for roughly same feature set / controls as old version, Microsoft launch skeleton Skype with 80% reduction in features, controls & connectivity then close forum to hide the repeated requests for similar feature set to older version;
Android & iOS Skype video call platforms updated without warning to a SnapChat / WhatsApp copy with reduced video call capability, without any indication of any form of consultation; Android & iOS communities justifiably furious at app degradation with Play Store & App Store ratings dropping from 4.5 out of 5 to around 1 out of 5, plus Android & iOS forums attracting masses of negative feedback and requests for reinstatement of blindingly obviously useful features deleted in the new version automatically imposed on most phones, new versions described as targeting infant school students and losing useful communication features. With the size of the change to this app imposed without consultation this can justifiably be called a rape of a once elegant and justifiably dominant app. Microsoft's response is to redesign the forum removing the option to sort by number of views, so hiding the flood of dissent.
Pretty clear demonstration of Microsoft completely ignoring the bulk of the community, although there are very large numbers of Android Skype users that have neither the:
technical skills,
Free sound effects ogg. screen space or connectivity (only connection is cellphone network & 5 inch Android screen),
linguistic skills (English is 3rd or 4th language)
Skype For Mac Os 10.7.5
to contribute to a forum such as this. My fiancee is an example, tried the new Android Skype over 6 calls with 5 failures, has not been seen on Android Skype since, I think she has uninstalled it as it is so bad and is now using Viber, so will take her large well distributed family with her. It will be a major challenge to bring them back to Skype, if possible at all, guess they are not unusual with this response. I hope that the Microsoft Skype developer team are not inspired by the Windows mobile OS and phone teams.. For a long time Windows cellphone sales were less than the rounding margin of iOS & Android sales, now Windows mobile has been dropped..