skype

[jd1008]

On 01/18/2016 03:37 PM, Jack Craig wrote:
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> On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Outback Dingo 
> <outbackdingo at gmail.com <mailto:outbackdingo at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>     On Mon, Jan 18, 2016 at 9:07 PM, jd1008 <jd1008 at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jd1008 at gmail.com>> wrote:
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>         On 01/18/2016 12:59 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
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>             On 01/18/2016 11:49 AM, jd1008 wrote:
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>                 On 01/18/2016 12:38 PM, Rick Stevens wrote:
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>                     On 01/18/2016 06:43 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
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>                         Hi,
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>                         Is there a 64-bit version of skype for
>                         anything? MS users are two
>                         stupid to realize that their machines (no
>                         different from ours) have
>                         been 64-bit for a long time....
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>                         I agree that it would be good to not have to
>                         install a 32-bit skype
>                         and associated libraries, but I am not aware
>                         of such a possibility.
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>                         Ranjan
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>                         On Mon, 18 Jan 2016 15:08:56 +0100 Patrick
>                         Dupre <pdupre at gmx.com <mailto:pdupre at gmx.com>>
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>                             Hello,
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>                             Is there any 64-bit version of skype for
>                             fedora 22 ?
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>                     There is no 64-bit Skype for Linux (any flavor),
>                     never has been and
>                     probably never will be. Remember that Skype is now
>                     owned by Microsoft
>                     and Linux is really the "poor stepchild". I'm
>                     frankly amazed the 32-bit
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> dont be. M$ needs all the revenue it can generate, any way it can.
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> they are not going quietly to that sleep as sun has, soon cisco too, 
> etc... Very Sad!
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> you must see press clippings that point to serious ROI shortfall for 
> M$ initiates.
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> IMHO, jackc...
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If the tox project stabilizes, and there is a publicly funded physical 
infrastructure,
I think people will switch to it by droves.