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Skype bugs Mac users | Skype bugs Mac users |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Sunday, 27 May 2007 | |
Just days after releasing a new version of its softphone for Macs and boasting about its 'exclusive' features, Skype has released a bug-fixing update amid a growing chorus of discontent from users.Featured Whitepaper
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Then, on 23 May it released version 2.6.0.140 with a list of bug fixes: an update for USB/Bluetooth audio, localization fixes; changing the menu item 'Rename...' to 'Edit Contact...' for SkypeOut contacts; fixing deleting header files from Skype framework and fixing a bug which caused a crash after forced upgrade. The latest upgrade has spawned a number critical comments on Skype forums and blog sites: suggestions that Skype should concentrate on ironing out bugs before adding new features was a common theme. Commentators also took issue with Skype's description of the product as " a little piece of software that lets you make free calls to anyone else on Skype, anywhere in the world." At over 30Mbytes, it hardly qualifies as little.{moscomment} |
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