Window version always ahead and more stable! Why is that??? - A. Henket

Skype has different versioning schemes for Windows/Linux/Mac. So a version does not always mean anything in relationship to the same version on another platform.

That said, the Windows version is somewhat ahead of the other two platforms. This is mostly noticable in the Skype Prime service and Skype Live. Other than that the underlying technology is completely harmonized afaik.

I'm personally quite glad they chose to create the better experience per platform instead of desparately trying to cram a Windows UI on a Mac for example. There are way too many bad examples for that strategy.

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Wednesday, April 11 2007 @ 10:42 AM PDT

Window version always ahead and more stable! Why is that??? - greatcow951

Companies tend to view Mac users and (more so than Mac users) Linux users as third class citizens and therefore unworthy of their time.

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Wednesday, April 11 2007 @ 04:13 PM PDT

Window version always ahead and more stable! Why is that??? - srogers4_dotmac

actually, there's an article in Tech Crunch describing Mac-only features in the latest version: http://www.techcrunch.com/2007/04/11/skype-for-mac-26-with-mac-exclusive-feature/

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Thursday, April 12 2007 @ 07:51 AM PDT

Window version always ahead and more stable! Why is that??? - A. Henket

Being a Skype beta tester and Skype localizer, I can vouch for at least that part of the Skype development that the Mac-version is not the forgotten stepchild that greatcow951
thinks it is. He must be thinking of other apps. See also reply from srogers4_dotmac.

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Monday, April 16 2007 @ 07:31 AM PDT