The Obvious: Skype Interface on the Mac Sucks

[chris600uk]

I agree with the earlier poster. If I can't get it to work, I'll change to another comms app.

[GarrettCobarr]

Glad to see this thread is still running strong.

I am considering a retro reversal of version myself, but I have found that Skype does not make these easy to find.

If I find where and how, I will post it in this thread. If anyone else finds where and how, please post.

Thanks.

[mkichaa]

To download v2.8, click on Mac under Get Skype at the bottom of this forum page.  Then scroll to the bottom of the resulting page and click the link to download v2.8.  If you want an older version, try oldapps.com/Skype.php.

[Maximus_T]

I, as probably most Skype users HATE the huge and terrible new interface.
That stupid keypad, and why not just have a list of contacts like it used to?

[lamer]

dear skype, I just upgraded and I REALLY wish I hadn't. This is utter crap as others have said. You're forcing me into a certain view that I HATE. I want a thin columnar list of contact that I can put to the side of my other window NOT this behemoth, real-estate hogging window that I now have to flip focus to in order to see contacts. Oh wait, that's right, I don't have to...I'm a paying customer but I think that's about to change. There are other options for VOIP out there and even video calls and I'm about to start using them if you don't give me the option to modify the UI how I want it. Every other app in the world allows you to add/remove columns in list view based on the information that is important to the user. Do I really need to see the "tags" or "location" column?!?!?! Do you think I don't already know where my friends or family live?!?!?! And tags should be metadata, there is already an option for viewing lists I really don't need to see that for every contact, it will be pretty bloody obvious when I click on the list! What a total fail.

[l31gle]

Hello Skype developers,

Please give us the choice (or change) Skype to a better interface. We do not need the huge buttons. The 2.8 interface was great compared to the new one. I do not care about integrating FB to Skype, so please make it something optional. We do not care about the Skype homepage. We want a simple (small font) list with the contacts. We want something more minimalist, more like OS X. 

Please think of us and start back from v2.8.

Cheers,

LEP

[JohnnyQantas]

Gosh it is almost like the new owners of Skype don't really care about Mac users 

[rfpuyana]

The interface pisses me off. But, I sometimes I smile when I think the meeting of User Experience "experts" that looked at the Mac version interface and said: Hmmm.. This interface needs to be improved.. You know.. In the Microsoft® way. If any of you are reading this post I have to say: You are not being professional. If something is working fine, you just leave it as it is. 

[DisgruntledUser]

I used to dislike the unified UI, until I used Skype for Windows. Those poor souls.

[Poti]

I am also back to 2.8 - for all the reasons everybody is complaining here and everywhere else.
But I have to defend Microsoft here (never thought I would do so): The UI redesign was done _before_ Microsoft took over Skype - and I wish that by now they have already thrown out the responsible UI 'expert' for Skype 5.x!

My company urges me to use Lync for Mac - and I have to confess that they (Microsoft) did a lot of things the right way there (it's still not perfect but way better than Skype 5.x)