

It will offer audio only at first-it’s an early preview-but video is coming shortly.” “But the Linux client has not been updated in years. “We have some very active and passionate users on Linux and Chrome,” he said. He told me that Microsoft was dedicated to ensuring that Skype was available everywhere, and that the experience was always first-rate.

I recently spoke with Microsoft corporate vice president Gurdeep Pall, who oversees the Skype business. And if you are using a Chromebook device or Chrome browser on Linux, you can now visit and make one-to-one and group voice calls on top of the messaging features you get today.” “Today, we’re pleased to announce the launch of the alpha version of a new Skype for Linux client, reaffirming our commitment to the Linux community. “We want to make it easy for anyone to connect on Skype,” the Skype team announced.

If you’re feeling a little frosty this morning, it might be because hell just froze over: Microsoft announced today that it is bringing full-featured Skype experiences to Linux (!), Chromebook and the Chrome web browser.
