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locked Re: Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Josephine Hirsch
 

The thing about Skype 8 is that I do not like it because it took me 2 hours to use it. I like Skype 7 because I have Windows 7 OS and no offense, Windows 10 is hard to use, plus, the commands for Windows 10 is way different than Windows 7. I am glad that someone have put their foot down by telling MS that they can't DC Skype 7 because people are used to it.


On 8/9/2018 12:53 PM, Octavian Rasnita wrote:
"Actualy skype 8 for windows is equally as good I learned it in about maybe 5 minutes of just tinkering around.".
 
Oh yeah, but this is because you are great! Not all the people are the same and not all of them use the computer for the same things. :-)
 
I used Windows 7 for years, but I still hate it and consider it less accessible than Windows XP.
Even now after so many years, it is still very bad accessible with some applications like TextPad, or MS DOS command prompt when comparing it with the same apps and screen reader under Windows XP.
 
You said that you use NVDA. This means that probably you like it. I don't. Actually I don't like the object navigation. I was sighted and I want to have an experience as close as possible with the one offered to the sighted that can have a visual perspective of the entire screen without analysing each object and sub-object one by one. Maybe with the style of NVDA Skype 8 is OK.
 
Window Eyes was a great screen reader many years ago, however for the single reason that it enforced the users to use the horrible numpad, I refused to use it. This was enough. Because I don't like to use numpad at all for other things just typing digits. For other people this might not be important at all.
 
However, Windows 7 has some stability improvements, so there aren't just disadvantages.
But in Skype 8 I haven't heard about any advantage yet.
 
This is why I said that Skype 8 is worse for me. It may be as good as Skype 7 for you or others, or maybe even better, but this doesn't make it better for me.
 
Our different opinions don't mean contradiction, but are based on our different needs and preferences.
 
For me "learning" means a different thing than for you for sure.
For me, learning means muscle learning, so I don't even need to think how to use it.
If you ask me how I start chatting with somebody on Skype, I'll need to stay a little and think all the steps one by one, and I may not be able to tell you all the steps without doing it. But when I really want to start chatting with somebody, I know that I need to press Insert+F11 to open the list of apps in System tray, and from that point on is just muscle memory, and I don't remember all the steps, but I do it very fast, without needing to hear too much from the screen reader. It is like the muscle memory needed to type a text very fast, without thinking to every letter that you need to type.
And well, unfortunately I'm not so good and I can't change my way of working and re-learning all the hotkey combinations to do what I want as fast as before just in 5 minutes.
--Octavian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2018 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Actualy skype 8 for windows is equally as good I learned it in about maybe 5 minutes of just tinkering around. I use it every day on my youtube streams. If you don’t believe me go to my youtube page. I can get around it farily quickly with nvda.

On 7 Aug 2018, at 13:27, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

"just takes geting used to".
 
Yes, but this, and the fact that it doesn't have some features that Skype 7 has, makes it worse than Skype 7. :)
Getting used to something means effort and time consumed, and Skype 7 doesn't require this.
It is good to consume time to learn something new that helps, but for the moment I've seen only missing features in Skype 8, not new helpful things that we can do with it.
It would be great for example if it will have an API that can be used for sending chat messages from programs.
 
I see you compare Skype 8 with the version for Mac, but most Skype users use it under Windows and they will probably never intend to use Mac, so for them is not helpful at all if Skype 8 is similar with the one for Mac, or if the Mac style of using the computer is more friendly with Skype 8, or anything Mac related.
 
The truth is that Skype 8 is much worse accessible than Skype 7 when it is used under Windows with JAWS, and I guess that this is the most used combination.
 
I don't know how easy is to use it with Windows 10 yet, but from what I read from other blind Windows 10 users, Windows 10 is not stable yet, and some updates can damage some things until the next update, so this is also not very useful.
 
--Octavian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Not true. I use it every day for my streams and my jobs. It is 100 percent accessible and usable and just takes geting used to, so give it a chance.

On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:34, Josephine Hirsch wrote:

new version of Skype really sucks, and is hard to use with screenreaders regardless if you have any type of impairment


On 8/6/2018 10:09 PM, Kimmie wrote:

Yeah I definitely put my feedback in there and told them to get their act together.

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io [mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io] On Behalf Of Jerry Pryde
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2018 8:33 a.m.
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

This is really good news.

It sounds like they’ve gotten some seriously negative feedback on the new version.

I’ve even heard from people with sight that don’t like it.

Long Live Skype Classic.

 

 

 

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 2:00 PM

Subject: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

 

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locked Re: Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Octavian Rasnita
 


"Actualy skype 8 for windows is equally as good I learned it in about maybe 5 minutes of just tinkering around.".
 
Oh yeah, but this is because you are great! Not all the people are the same and not all of them use the computer for the same things. :-)
 
I used Windows 7 for years, but I still hate it and consider it less accessible than Windows XP.
Even now after so many years, it is still very bad accessible with some applications like TextPad, or MS DOS command prompt when comparing it with the same apps and screen reader under Windows XP.
 
You said that you use NVDA. This means that probably you like it. I don't. Actually I don't like the object navigation. I was sighted and I want to have an experience as close as possible with the one offered to the sighted that can have a visual perspective of the entire screen without analysing each object and sub-object one by one. Maybe with the style of NVDA Skype 8 is OK.
 
Window Eyes was a great screen reader many years ago, however for the single reason that it enforced the users to use the horrible numpad, I refused to use it. This was enough. Because I don't like to use numpad at all for other things just typing digits. For other people this might not be important at all.
 
However, Windows 7 has some stability improvements, so there aren't just disadvantages.
But in Skype 8 I haven't heard about any advantage yet.
 
This is why I said that Skype 8 is worse for me. It may be as good as Skype 7 for you or others, or maybe even better, but this doesn't make it better for me.
 
Our different opinions don't mean contradiction, but are based on our different needs and preferences.
 
For me "learning" means a different thing than for you for sure.
For me, learning means muscle learning, so I don't even need to think how to use it.
If you ask me how I start chatting with somebody on Skype, I'll need to stay a little and think all the steps one by one, and I may not be able to tell you all the steps without doing it. But when I really want to start chatting with somebody, I know that I need to press Insert+F11 to open the list of apps in System tray, and from that point on is just muscle memory, and I don't remember all the steps, but I do it very fast, without needing to hear too much from the screen reader. It is like the muscle memory needed to type a text very fast, without thinking to every letter that you need to type.
And well, unfortunately I'm not so good and I can't change my way of working and re-learning all the hotkey combinations to do what I want as fast as before just in 5 minutes.
--Octavian

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2018 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Actualy skype 8 for windows is equally as good I learned it in about maybe 5 minutes of just tinkering around. I use it every day on my youtube streams. If you don’t believe me go to my youtube page. I can get around it farily quickly with nvda.

On 7 Aug 2018, at 13:27, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

"just takes geting used to".
 
Yes, but this, and the fact that it doesn't have some features that Skype 7 has, makes it worse than Skype 7. :)
Getting used to something means effort and time consumed, and Skype 7 doesn't require this.
It is good to consume time to learn something new that helps, but for the moment I've seen only missing features in Skype 8, not new helpful things that we can do with it.
It would be great for example if it will have an API that can be used for sending chat messages from programs.
 
I see you compare Skype 8 with the version for Mac, but most Skype users use it under Windows and they will probably never intend to use Mac, so for them is not helpful at all if Skype 8 is similar with the one for Mac, or if the Mac style of using the computer is more friendly with Skype 8, or anything Mac related.
 
The truth is that Skype 8 is much worse accessible than Skype 7 when it is used under Windows with JAWS, and I guess that this is the most used combination.
 
I don't know how easy is to use it with Windows 10 yet, but from what I read from other blind Windows 10 users, Windows 10 is not stable yet, and some updates can damage some things until the next update, so this is also not very useful.
 
--Octavian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Not true. I use it every day for my streams and my jobs. It is 100 percent accessible and usable and just takes geting used to, so give it a chance.

On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:34, Josephine Hirsch wrote:

new version of Skype really sucks, and is hard to use with screenreaders regardless if you have any type of impairment


On 8/6/2018 10:09 PM, Kimmie wrote:

Yeah I definitely put my feedback in there and told them to get their act together.

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io [mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io] On Behalf Of Jerry Pryde
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2018 8:33 a.m.
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

This is really good news.

It sounds like they’ve gotten some seriously negative feedback on the new version.

I’ve even heard from people with sight that don’t like it.

Long Live Skype Classic.

 

 

 

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 2:00 PM

Subject: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

 

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Re: Issue with making a call on the latest version of Skype using Mac OS high Sierra

Sarah k Alawami
 

You can hit command shift r then swit h it to a video call later I believe.

Take care

On 9 Aug 2018, at 0:10, Joseph Hudson wrote:

Hi Mac users, I've taken the plans, and reinstalled the latest version of Skype on my MacBook Pro. I want to go call one of my friends on Skype, and every time I hit the audio call or video call button, it takes me right back into the chat window. What is going on. I even tried to call Skype test call service and it doesn't even work. If anybody wants to try it with me. Skype is the following.

joseph.hudson89
locked Re: Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Sarah k Alawami
 

Actualy skype 8 for windows is equally as good I learned it in about maybe 5 minutes of just tinkering around. I use it every day on my youtube streams. If you don’t believe me go to my youtube page. I can get around it farily quickly with nvda.

On 7 Aug 2018, at 13:27, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

"just takes geting used to".
 
Yes, but this, and the fact that it doesn't have some features that Skype 7 has, makes it worse than Skype 7. :)
Getting used to something means effort and time consumed, and Skype 7 doesn't require this.
It is good to consume time to learn something new that helps, but for the moment I've seen only missing features in Skype 8, not new helpful things that we can do with it.
It would be great for example if it will have an API that can be used for sending chat messages from programs.
 
I see you compare Skype 8 with the version for Mac, but most Skype users use it under Windows and they will probably never intend to use Mac, so for them is not helpful at all if Skype 8 is similar with the one for Mac, or if the Mac style of using the computer is more friendly with Skype 8, or anything Mac related.
 
The truth is that Skype 8 is much worse accessible than Skype 7 when it is used under Windows with JAWS, and I guess that this is the most used combination.
 
I don't know how easy is to use it with Windows 10 yet, but from what I read from other blind Windows 10 users, Windows 10 is not stable yet, and some updates can damage some things until the next update, so this is also not very useful.
 
--Octavian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Not true. I use it every day for my streams and my jobs. It is 100 percent accessible and usable and just takes geting used to, so give it a chance.

On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:34, Josephine Hirsch wrote:

new version of Skype really sucks, and is hard to use with screenreaders regardless if you have any type of impairment


On 8/6/2018 10:09 PM, Kimmie wrote:

Yeah I definitely put my feedback in there and told them to get their act together.

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io [mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io] On Behalf Of Jerry Pryde
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2018 8:33 a.m.
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

This is really good news.

It sounds like they’ve gotten some seriously negative feedback on the new version.

I’ve even heard from people with sight that don’t like it.

Long Live Skype Classic.

 

 

 

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 2:00 PM

Subject: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

 

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Issue with making a call on the latest version of Skype using Mac OS high Sierra

Joseph Hudson <jhud7789@...>
 

Hi Mac users, I've taken the plans, and reinstalled the latest version of Skype on my MacBook Pro. I want to go call one of my friends on Skype, and every time I hit the audio call or video call button, it takes me right back into the chat window. What is going on. I even tried to call Skype test call service and it doesn't even work. If anybody wants to try it with me. Skype is the following.

joseph.hudson89
Re: where can I download this skype classic now that it's living?

inam din
 

To download Skype classic:

Please Clic Here

With regards from Inamuddin with the Skype ID:

Charlsdarwin1

 

You can contact me via gmail:
inamuddin09@...

Inamuddin.ronaque@...

outlook:
inam092@...

yahoo:
inamuddin2010@...

Add my Skype ID:
charlsdarwin1
Meet me on facebook:
www.facebook.com/inamuddin786

Follow me on my twitter ID:
www.twitter.com/charlsdarwin1

Call me on my cell numbers:
+92-300-2227598 

+92-334-3348409

 

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io <skypeenglish@groups.io> on behalf of Randy Tijerina <randytijerina731@...>
Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 3:12:53 PM
To: skypeenglish
Subject: [skypeenglish] where can I download this skype classic now that it's living?
 
Hi friends. where do I download this skype classic now that it's alive
and living for now/

Re: Skype scripts for skype 8?

inamuddin khan
 

For  the sake of downloading JAWS script of Skype electron:

Please Clic Here

HTH

With regards from Inamuddin with the Skype ID:

Charlsdarwin1

 

You can contact me via gmail:
inamuddin09@...

Inamuddin.ronaque@...

outlook:
inam092@...

yahoo:
inamuddin2010@...

Add my Skype ID:
charlsdarwin1
Meet me on facebook:
www.facebook.com/inamuddin786

Follow me on my twitter ID:
www.twitter.com/charlsdarwin1

Call me on my cell numbers:
+92-300-2227598 

+92-334-3348409

 

 

From: Carmello Rodriguez
Sent: Wednesday, August 8, 2018 5:17 AM
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: [skypeenglish] Skype scripts for skype 8?

 

Good afternoon,

I wish to inquire about the possibility of JAWS scripts for Skype 8,

which is the newest ersion of skype? When Microsoft shuts down support

for skype classic, I want to make sure I can use the new skype.

 

--

Carmello Rodriguez

 

 

 
Re: Skype scripts for skype 8?

Stephen Troy
 

Hi

Not sure if you are fully aware of the thread but skype announced they were ending skype classic on September 1. However, they have now back-tracked and are allowing skype classic to remain in use for an unspecified period.

If you wish to download the scripts for skype 8 for practical purposes you can do so from:

Dlee.org/skype/electron

Steve

-----Original Message-----
From: skypeenglish@groups.io <skypeenglish@groups.io> On Behalf Of Carmello Rodriguez
Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 9:40 PM
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: [skypeenglish] Skype scripts for skype 8?

Good afternoon,
I wish to inquire about the possibility of JAWS scripts for Skype 8, which is the newest ersion of skype? When Microsoft shuts down support for skype classic, I want to make sure I can use the new skype.

--
Carmello Rodriguez
Skype scripts for skype 8?

Carmello Rodriguez
 

Good afternoon,
I wish to inquire about the possibility of JAWS scripts for Skype 8,
which is the newest ersion of skype? When Microsoft shuts down support
for skype classic, I want to make sure I can use the new skype.

--
Carmello Rodriguez
Re: Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to SeeAnother Day - Thurrott.com

inamuddin khan
 

Yes I totally agree with you other than Skype watch meaning just like Skype classic, My JAWS should say that who is onlind and who went offfline etc!

With regards from Inamuddin with the Skype ID:

Charlsdarwin1

 

 

You can contact me via gmail:
inamuddin09@...

Inamuddin.ronaque@...

outlook:
inam092@...

yahoo:
inamuddin2010@...

Add my Skype ID:
charlsdarwin1
Meet me on facebook:
www.facebook.com/inamuddin786

Follow me on my twitter ID:
www.twitter.com/charlsdarwin1

Call me on my cell numbers:
+92-300-2227598 

+92-334-3348409

 

 

From: Shaun Oliver
Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2018 10:40 PM
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to SeeAnother Day - Thurrott.com

 

I'd have to agree. I've found skype to be just as accessible and just as usable.

the interface took some getting used to, but, once I got the hang of it, I found i liked it.

 

 

On 8/08/2018 03:08, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

I did as well, and they have, for the mac version anyway, no matter what people say, it’s grate. I wish they would just kill skype 7 as 8 is plenty accessible and much much faster.

On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:09, Kimmie wrote:

Yeah I definitely put my feedback in there and told them to get their act together.

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io [mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io] On Behalf Of Jerry Pryde
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2018 8:33 a.m.
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

This is really good news.

It sounds like they’ve gotten some seriously negative feedback on the new version.

I’ve even heard from people with sight that don’t like it.

Long Live Skype Classic.

 

 

 

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 2:00 PM

Subject: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

 

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locked Re: Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Octavian Rasnita
 


Well, it was a joke. :-)
 
Actually Windows 10 is not a version number, but just a title.
 
Windows Vista is Windows version 6.0, Windows 7 is Windows version 6.1, Windows 8 is Windows version 6.2, Windows 8.1 is Windows version 6.3, and Windows 10 is just Windows 6.4, nothing more than that. It is done based on Windows Vista with lots of improvements.
 
I doubt that Windows will ever remain at version 6.x and won't pass to version 7.
 
--Octavian

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Windows 10 is the final os actuallyy. If you google for any articles, you will see wha I mean.

Take care

On 6 Aug 2018, at 12:37, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

Great! Let's hope MS will keep Skype Classic at least until it will appear Windows 11.
 
--Octavian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 9:00 PM
Subject: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com
locked Re: Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Octavian Rasnita
 


"just takes geting used to".
 
Yes, but this, and the fact that it doesn't have some features that Skype 7 has, makes it worse than Skype 7. :)
Getting used to something means effort and time consumed, and Skype 7 doesn't require this.
It is good to consume time to learn something new that helps, but for the moment I've seen only missing features in Skype 8, not new helpful things that we can do with it.
It would be great for example if it will have an API that can be used for sending chat messages from programs.
 
I see you compare Skype 8 with the version for Mac, but most Skype users use it under Windows and they will probably never intend to use Mac, so for them is not helpful at all if Skype 8 is similar with the one for Mac, or if the Mac style of using the computer is more friendly with Skype 8, or anything Mac related.
 
The truth is that Skype 8 is much worse accessible than Skype 7 when it is used under Windows with JAWS, and I guess that this is the most used combination.
 
I don't know how easy is to use it with Windows 10 yet, but from what I read from other blind Windows 10 users, Windows 10 is not stable yet, and some updates can damage some things until the next update, so this is also not very useful.
 
--Octavian

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Not true. I use it every day for my streams and my jobs. It is 100 percent accessible and usable and just takes geting used to, so give it a chance.

On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:34, Josephine Hirsch wrote:

new version of Skype really sucks, and is hard to use with screenreaders regardless if you have any type of impairment


On 8/6/2018 10:09 PM, Kimmie wrote:

Yeah I definitely put my feedback in there and told them to get their act together.

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io [mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io] On Behalf Of Jerry Pryde
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2018 8:33 a.m.
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

This is really good news.

It sounds like they’ve gotten some seriously negative feedback on the new version.

I’ve even heard from people with sight that don’t like it.

Long Live Skype Classic.

 

 

 

Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 2:00 PM

Subject: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

 

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locked Re: Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Chris G
 

I miss the alerts when people sign in and the global answer/hang up.
Other than that, it really isn't bad.

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On Wed, 8 Aug 2018 03:14:03 +0930
"Shaun Oliver" <blindman75@...> wrote:

actually, it's much easier to use and is a little better layed out than skype classic.

the problem is, we've had it far too easy for far too long and that isn't necessarily a good thing.

so we don't have keystrokes to quickly read through recent chats, big deal, we can still see them and interact with them. there is a slight issue with sending files with the file chooser dialog, but I'm sure that will be rectified in subsequent releases, but, like sarah said, give it a chance, overall, it really isn't that bad.



On 8/08/2018 03:09, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

Not true. I use it every day for my streams and my jobs. It is 100
percent accessible and usable and just takes geting used to, so give
it a chance.

On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:34, Josephine Hirsch wrote:

new version of Skype really sucks, and is hard to use with
screenreaders regardless if you have any type of impairment


On 8/6/2018 10:09 PM, Kimmie wrote:

Yeah I definitely put my feedback in there and told them to get
their act together.

*From:*skypeenglish@groups.io [mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io] *On
Behalf Of *Jerry Pryde
*Sent:* Tuesday, 7 August 2018 8:33 a.m.
*To:* skypeenglish@groups.io
*Subject:* Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype
Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

This is really good news.

It sounds like they’ve gotten some seriously negative feedback on
the new version.

I’ve even heard from people with sight that don’t like it.

Long Live Skype Classic.

*From:*John Holcomb II <mailto:@JHRadio>

*Sent:*Monday, August 06, 2018 2:00 PM

*To:*skypeenglish@groups.io <mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io>

*Subject:*[skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype
Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

https://www.thurrott.com/cloud/microsoft-consumer-services/skype/165295/microsoft-backtracks-classic-skype-lives-see-another-day

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Ready to begin using your assistive technology with confidence while actually having fun? Visit us to learn about our comprehensive audio tutorials, one-on-one support and ongoing teleclasses. We also offer eclectic and timely assistive technology podcasts, a newsletter containing exclusive news and discounts, regularly updated free downloads, and so much more.
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locked Re: Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

Sarah k Alawami
 

Actually they did. There will be updates to windows 10, but there will never be a major update like another os like winsows 11. I recall seeing it last year some time on cnet or somewhare. I don’t recall now.

On 7 Aug 2018, at 11:11, John Holcomb II wrote:

Microsoft never explicitly said that.

 

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io <skypeenglish@groups.io> On Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 1:40 PM
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

Windows 10 is the final os actuallyy. If you google for any articles, you will see wha I mean.

Take care

On 6 Aug 2018, at 12:37, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

Great! Let's hope MS will keep Skype Classic at least until it will appear Windows 11.

 

--Octavian

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Sent: Monday, August 06, 2018 9:00 PM

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Josephine Hirsch
 

I am glad that someone put their foot down on MS


On 8/7/2018 1:13 PM, John Holcomb II wrote:

I agree with you on the accessibility front.

It’s a thing now in  the big tech companies. Not perfect,  but they do listen .

 

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io <skypeenglish@groups.io> On Behalf Of Shaun Oliver
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 1:45 PM
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yes and ms is more apt to listen to customer feedback especially pertaining to accessibility these days.

 

 

On 8/08/2018 03:09, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

Windows 10 is the final os actuallyy. If you google for any articles, you will see wha I mean.

Take care

On 6 Aug 2018, at 12:37, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

Great! Let's hope MS will keep Skype Classic at least until it will appear Windows 11.

 

--Octavian

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John Holcomb II
 

I agree with you on the accessibility front.

It’s a thing now in  the big tech companies. Not perfect,  but they do listen .

 

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io <skypeenglish@groups.io> On Behalf Of Shaun Oliver
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 1:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

yes and ms is more apt to listen to customer feedback especially pertaining to accessibility these days.

 

 

On 8/08/2018 03:09, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

Windows 10 is the final os actuallyy. If you google for any articles, you will see wha I mean.

Take care

On 6 Aug 2018, at 12:37, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

Great! Let's hope MS will keep Skype Classic at least until it will appear Windows 11.

 

--Octavian

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John Holcomb II
 

Microsoft never explicitly said that.

 

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io <skypeenglish@groups.io> On Behalf Of Sarah k Alawami
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2018 1:40 PM
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Windows 10 is the final os actuallyy. If you google for any articles, you will see wha I mean.

Take care

On 6 Aug 2018, at 12:37, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

Great! Let's hope MS will keep Skype Classic at least until it will appear Windows 11.

 

--Octavian

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Shaun Oliver
 

yes and ms is more apt to listen to customer feedback especially pertaining to accessibility these days.



On 8/08/2018 03:09, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

Windows 10 is the final os actuallyy. If you google for any articles, you will see wha I mean.

Take care

On 6 Aug 2018, at 12:37, Octavian Rasnita wrote:

Great! Let's hope MS will keep Skype Classic at least until it will appear Windows 11.
 
--Octavian
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Shaun Oliver
 

actually, it's much easier to use and is a little better layed out than skype classic.

the problem is, we've had it far too easy for far too long and that isn't necessarily a good thing.

so we don't have keystrokes to quickly read through recent chats, big deal, we can still see them and interact with them. there is a slight issue with sending files with the file chooser dialog, but I'm sure that will be rectified in subsequent releases, but, like sarah said, give it a chance, overall, it really isn't that bad.



On 8/08/2018 03:09, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

Not true. I use it every day for my streams and my jobs. It is 100 percent accessible and usable and just takes geting used to, so give it a chance.

On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:34, Josephine Hirsch wrote:

new version of Skype really sucks, and is hard to use with screenreaders regardless if you have any type of impairment


On 8/6/2018 10:09 PM, Kimmie wrote:

Yeah I definitely put my feedback in there and told them to get their act together.

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io [mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io] On Behalf Of Jerry Pryde
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2018 8:33 a.m.
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This is really good news.

It sounds like they’ve gotten some seriously negative feedback on the new version.

I’ve even heard from people with sight that don’t like it.

Long Live Skype Classic.

 

 

 

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Shaun Oliver
 

I'd have to agree. I've found skype to be just as accessible and just as usable.

the interface took some getting used to, but, once I got the hang of it, I found i liked it.



On 8/08/2018 03:08, Sarah k Alawami wrote:

I did as well, and they have, for the mac version anyway, no matter what people say, it’s grate. I wish they would just kill skype 7 as 8 is plenty accessible and much much faster.

On 6 Aug 2018, at 20:09, Kimmie wrote:

Yeah I definitely put my feedback in there and told them to get their act together.

 

From: skypeenglish@groups.io [mailto:skypeenglish@groups.io] On Behalf Of Jerry Pryde
Sent: Tuesday, 7 August 2018 8:33 a.m.
To: skypeenglish@groups.io
Subject: Re: [skypeenglish] Microsoft Backtracks, Classic Skype Lives to See Another Day - Thurrott.com

 

This is really good news.

It sounds like they’ve gotten some seriously negative feedback on the new version.

I’ve even heard from people with sight that don’t like it.

Long Live Skype Classic.

 

 

 

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