I love Skype! It’s one of my most important tools for everyday business. I bought a lot of Skype credits for SMS and calling normal lines. So the newest version is important to me – like any tool I have to rely on.
And the new version blows. Big Time!
Instead of staying focused on keeping it a sharp tool in my drawer, they made it a bloated office application. Note to developers and especially the marketing guys at Skype: Bigger isn’t always better and bloating your application with even more interface gadgets, information and buttons isn’t helpful either.
I can see that the team tried to bring all the Skype functions closer together, like having you contacts on the left and all action associated with one contact on the right. But the all at once approach leads to an information overkill.
Plus I hate the new design. It tries too hard to be cool instead of being FUNCTIONAL. It looks like an overblown Web 2.0 design instead of a specialized desktop application.
The current 3.8 version may look boring, but it’s design (especially the icons) is more efficient and intuitive.
So once again KISS!
