Microsoft Announces New Skype for Web Beta with Future Plugin-Free Safari Support

[Olivier Giround]

Who is down voting me?
HOW are they down voting me?

Come on, they fixed the misspelling and I see no reason for this down vote. ESPECIALLY when I am not given the option. Poo. Come on MR, make this right.

I downvoted you.

 

[2457282]

I downvoted you.

Ha, no you didn't. I see that the issue has been corrected. Thank you MR.

But if the down vote was available, Oliver, you would be at -1 now. 😛

 

[Traverse]

I was surprised this functionality didn't exist already. I suspected that Apple would bring iMessage to iCloud.com, but now that Messages incorporates both iMessages and SMS I suppose they won't. I'm not sure how that'd work using a foreign computer.

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So with their idiot decision to make the new Skype minimum requirement be Mavericks, their web app will be supported by Safari 6? 😵 This is good news for those that can't even upgrade their computers.

Use Chrome or FireFox. They support 10.6 and earlier don't they?

 

[baryon]

Well it's about bloody time! Nowadays you shouldn't have to install software to do basic things like keep in touch with people.

 

[\-V-/]

Use Chrome or FireFox. They support 10.6 and earlier don't they?

My point was that the web app will work in a web browser on older Macs, but the designated desktop application only works in Mavericks and higher. Unsupported Macs will now be able to use the web app, at the very least. Your comment regarding Chrome/Firefox has nothing to do with them discontinuing support for older Macs for their main application.

But going back to your Chrome/Firefox comment, Firefox will work, but only the Windows version of Chrome will work with the Skype web API. So Firefox or Safari 6 will work.

 

[Traverse]

My point was that the web app will work in a web browser on older Macs, but the designated desktop application only works in Mavericks and higher. Unsupported Macs will now be able to use the web app, at the very least. Your comment regarding Chrome/Firefox has nothing to do with them discontinuing support for older Macs for their main application.

But going back to your Chrome/Firefox comment, Firefox will work, but only the Windows version of Chrome will work with the Skype web API. So Firefox or Safari 6 will work.

Oh, I apologize, I thought you meant that Safari 6 was a minimum requirement and that was why older Macs were left out. I was just mentioning that older Macs can use this web interface with other browsers.

I still think it was bad to limit the Desktop app to Mavericks.

 

[0x100]

WebRTC is really handy. I like it.

 

[\-V-/]

Oh, I apologize, I thought you meant that Safari 6 was a minimum requirement and that was why older Macs were left out. I was just mentioning that older Macs can use this web interface with other browsers.

No worries. That's what I meant.

I still think it was bad to limit the Desktop app to Mavericks.

Yeah, it's pretty dumb.

 

[Traverse]

No worries. That's what I meant.



Yeah, it's pretty dumb.

And Chrome finally went 64-bit, so that will further kill off older Macs.