Skype Redesign - WTF?
Es gibt eine neue Beta Version von Skype (Skype 4.0 Beta 1 for Windows). Da hat sich jemand gedacht es wäre doch super, wenn unsere App bildschirmfüllend wäre. Das wäre doch toll, oder? Gesagt, getan. Und das ist die Antwort - zu lesen auf dem Skype Blog.
Marketing Guys
Today, we're announcing the most exciting change to Skype since inception - Skype 4.0 Beta 1 for Windows. Over the years, we've added a lot of richness and functionality to Skype. It's no longer just a little piece of software for making free calls. Our video calling experience, now enjoyed on over a quarter of all Skype to Skype calls, is starting to take centre stage alongside other great features such as instant messaging, group conversations, SMS & voicemail.
Helping people juggle lots of conversations all at once is another reason behind the big changes in 4.0 Beta. We found people had to keep track of multiple windows in order to have a few conversations. In fact, if you had a High Quality Video call alongside an IM, plus you were sending a couple of pictures that was five windows! It's now all in one window.
Und jetzt wollen wir mal die Nutzer zu Wort kommen lassen.
The Users
I just installed Skype 4.0 beta and it started Full Screen!!! Wtf?!? Skype taking up my whole desktop? What on earth are you guys thinking, it seems that you are suffering from a huge superiority complex and you think that your users' world revolves around Skype.
This could not be true. Skype for me is a communcation tool like my phone. I don't want to have a full-screen application for chats and videoconversations. And the design you choosed is typical windows-UI: chaotic, complicate and ugly.
I just checked this as well and I have to say I can't believe what I'm seeing. I always loved Skype for its richness of functionality without requiring so much desktop real estate but this new full size window look and layout is absolutely terrible bloat.
Dude! You really f*cked it up!! Why??
Ich will nicht verheimlichen, dass es auch ein paar positive Kommentare gibt. Vielleicht von Skype-Mitarbeitern? :-)
Das ist wirklich ein Klassiker.
