Skype has never been a fantastically 'first class' app on Mac (or Linux, from what I've heard), BUT it mostly worked, and was pretty clear cut in functionality.
It has been the chat/call/video tool for remote business users.
Then they decided to a) try to mimic Snapchat of all fucking things, and b) make their desktop apps Electron based.
I honestly dont know what the alternative is. For now I'm using FaceTime audio when possible, and another client has a Slack channel we use, but that's definitely not something I want to be tied to long term either.
That came up in a previous discussion like this. I don't remember exactly what the wording was, but apparently their terms of use aren't particularly business friendly, because they're aimed at gamers basically.
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Then they decided to a) try to mimic Snapchat of all fucking things, and b) make their desktop apps Electron based.
I honestly dont know what the alternative is. For now I'm using FaceTime audio when possible, and another client has a Slack channel we use, but that's definitely not something I want to be tied to long term either.
I'll see if I can find the comment
Edit: here's the previous Ask HN about it: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14935895#14936033
Also, its worth mentioning that Discord is also Electron.
Skype for Linux now requires SSSE3
Newer AMD processors support SSSE3 and can run Skype for Linux (new means less than ~5 years).
Also, it would be interesting to know what percentage of users of the old version did not have a processor that supports SSSE3.