Skype fits perfectly into Microsoft’s product portfolio of overpriced and inferior software that survives purely due to marketing and politics.

Unfortunately, it turns out that even with a premium subscription, the Linux version of Skype 4.2.0.11 (I’m serious about development and technology in general, so I use Linux) does NOT support group video and it also does NOT support screen sharing with a group. To test, I arranged for a one-month test premium subscription. It’s probably kept alive by company policies all around the world.

That’s not an issue if a product solves a problem, it may of course cost money, although in this case one might raise the question why skype premium still exists if a superior product is available for free. sharing your screen with more than one person) if you get a premium subscription of around €8 per month in my case. more than two people) and group screen sharing (i.e. Skype only supports group video calling (i.e. Skype was one of the first that came to mind. However, one of our clients unfortunately cannot use Google Hangouts due to company policy, so I went out searching for alternatives. Skype for Linux 4.2.0.11 – even if you pay premium, you CAN’T group video call and you CAN’T group screen share

It’s a great product, it works on all platforms (Windows, Linux and Mac), and it’s free. If you’re not using Google Hangouts yet for your video conferences (full video and audio with more than two participants) and software demos, you really should. Usually we use Google Hangouts for group video calling and also for screen sharing with more than two participants.

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