Syn rants here. ARGGGHHH!

Skype 4.0 sucks

I use Skype for secure text communications while I work.
Granted there are alternatives, there are none as simple. Install, login, go. Anything more complicated and the cattle would become confused and scatter. Hell, some have issues with just the above steps.

Skype recently updated their software with an "improved" user interface. While this is nice for the "aol age", it is absolute ass for those that work.

• The screen real estate has been wasted with tons of white space.
• The nick-list is now a horizontal bar along the top.
• The left side of a chat box is reserved for nicks alone.
• The right side of the chat box is reserved for time stamps.
• Icons are huge.
• There is no real compact view.
• There is no color customization like there was in 3.x.
• You can no longer decide what "tabs" to display.
• Tabs are gone. Everything (except history) is in the main window.
• File transfers are now inline (does not have a separate window) , and have less information.
• There is a constant advertisement at the top of the main window (this has been the case, but not for the "business" version).
• Will not allow DX9 full screen applications to launch.
• "Not Available" mode is gone.
• "Send Contacts" is removed.
• Will not allow my laptop to wake from suspended mode.
• "SkypeMe" mode is gone.