Well, in this case, it's the "Modern" (previously "Metro") version of

the app, the touch-only app with reduced features. Good riddance, imo.

On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 1:29 PM, Jeff Johnson <jeff@san-dc.com> wrote:

> I was having trouble installing Skype on my Chromebook. There was a very

> talented guy who took the time to make a You Tube on how to install it. The

> snag was the version of Skype. Only an older version worked and it worked

> fantastic.

>

>

>

> On 6/11/2015 8:03 AM, Ted Roche wrote:

>>

>> Just in case you ever got into difficulties trying to share screens

>> with another client, who turned out to have the 'wrong' version of

>> Skype and you had to try to explain the 'right' and the 'wrong'

>> versions.

>>

>>

>> http://www.zdnet.com/article/microsoft-to-drop-modern-version-of-skype-for-windows/

>>

>> I suspect every vendor: Google with Chromebooks and Android, Apple

>> with OS X and IOS and a number of Linux variants, are having trouble

>> separating their products.

>>

>> Mobile gadgets (phones & tablets) are gaining phenomenally in

>> capabilities, battery power and CPU, and they're starting to overlap

>> with low-end laptops and desktops, but there's still a gap. MS choose

>> to ignore the gap and shoot for an OS that's not going to be fully

>> useful for a couple of years. Considering their slow pace of release,

>> that might be their best bet. We live in interesting times.

>>

>>

>>

>

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