Ive been using Skype for quite sometime, and I wont lie I was apprehensive about updating, but I did it. This new version is a glorified Snapchat wanna be. While I dont mind the theme as much as everyone else, the interface just isnt user-friendly anymore. The menus dont make sense. You cant close chats anymore, so youre left with a huge list of them. The font is too big. You cant sort your contacts by availability (or even see their availability). To add a contact, you have to go through like 4 different screens, then scroll a bit through like 15 different options. Theres no more mood messages. No stream.
This was an awful decision. It effectively removed some of the best features that Skype had offered and replaced them with features you can find elsewhere, done better.
I implore Skype to revisit the drawing board after this because this is a complete flop. Its so user-unfriendly. Its tacky, bulky, and the menu system is downright confusing. Im not sure why they tried to update something that was just fine. If its not broken, dont fix it.