Skype for Linux

The article I read is: Skype for Linux is lagging behind and falling apart due to Microsoft's neglect.

I'm not sure if the author was aware that the only update Microsoft gave to Skype for Linux back in June of 2014 was just so that the Skype program would be pointed to the new servers from the old, and that Microsoft didn't touch anything else beside that.

It was working fine until Microsoft started adding features to Skype (Windows and mobile), and I've really noticed it recently when trying to chat with my friend - the messages won't send, will double (when posting from another interface), and/or won't sync messages properly (most of the time I just get my friend's messages and not a copy of my own).

I will agree with the author that it seems like Microsoft will eventually make the web version of Skype the future for Linux, though I'm not fond of using it (even though it's still beta). My main irks with it is that I can't turn off the notification sound, I can't get my group chats unless they're in the list of (really) recent chats, and resizing the browser window makes the layout auto-resize in a wonky manner.

I probably will stop using Skype for Linux quite soon and uninstalling it from Manjaro, since it's just about useless. It's annoying that Microsoft isn't willing to spend the time/money for remaking/improving Skype for Linux, but I'm just gonna have to eat it and adapt.