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On 07/03/2017 01:21, mr meowski via list wrote: > For now this remains pretty strongly on my "things I don't care about" > list but I'll have to pay at least some attention I guess. As in Ian's > reply, the ability to join conference/group chats is the killer feature > that's still missing (outside of the bog standard 'video-call your mate > in a country that is expensive to actually phone' functionality, which > does actually work. Mostly). I have had extensive use of "" "" Skype "" "" in work situations for a multinational with sites in about 30 countries including PRC , Japan, S.Korea, ROC, Singapore, EU , USA etc. All on various Windows platforms (mostly Windows 7, but XP in PRC) However, and it is a BIG problem, "Skype for Business" does not talk to "consumer Skype" sets on private Windows boxes. So no communication to anyone unless they are on "Skype for Business" which is a paid affair. My private MS Boxes with "Consumer Skype" could not talk to "Skype for Business". It is possible to set up "Skype for Business" to communicate with normal "consumer Skype" sets, but in opinion of company's IT folk this opens ports to attach on company sets. So after much 'wishing to do this'; they only use "Skype for Business" (with monetisation to MS and hefty annual rent) within the company VPN (external to offices) or on LAN within offices. However they cam 'talk only' by Skype for Business" to my land line phone. No video so no conference use. I have used (against company policy) "consumer Skype" at both ends of private computers to fellow employees in Japan and Czeckia, [ Nihon-guy had to bring his private laptop to office to talk to me at my home (my nighttime his day time), (I worked from home mostly)] while when we were both in office at the same actual time we could use full video conferencing ability of "Skype for Business". I have not used "Skype" (the consumer version cut down) in Linux. MS Monetisation is done by driving companies to "Skype for Business" -- regards Eion MacDonald -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG https://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq