manju Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Skype offered as [opticional] Windows Update to anyone else (any other country) besides me (Portugal)?https://www.dropbox.com/s/btrmsfpvtzzd4dq/Captura%20de%20tela%202015-03-25%2020.12.23.png?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 yes in canada Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p4psb Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yes - France Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacius Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yes in the United States. Just noticed it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nachtlampje Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 No.. not here in Holland.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neofita Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 yes in italy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Actarusse Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yes in France Mise à jour facultative de Skype pour Bureau Windows 7.0 (kbkb2876229) Taille du téléchargement : 42,8 Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkey-girl Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Also in Denmark so updated it and run Skype after the updates was done, then Skype come an say there is an update so I got confused 2 updates of Skype, one from Windows update and after one from Skype!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xunguedo Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 yes in Spain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe13 Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 yes in canadaNo, Canada.Skype is a Metro app on my PC. So I may not get this update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaos Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Yes in Australia Win 8.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Also in Denmark so updated it and run Skype after the updates was done, then Skype come an say there is an update so I got confused 2 updates of Skype, one from Windows update and after one from Skype!!!same update confusion here in Canada too...skype was already installed as metro app but this update loads up a desk top version set to open on start up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe13 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Microsoft Update KB2876229To make it simple and fast for Skype users to upgrade to the latest version of Skype for Windows, we have integrated Skype into Windows Update. If you have Skype installed on your PC already, either directly from www.skype.com or through a preinstalled version on your PC, you will receive the latest version of Skype through Windows Update. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonar Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 lets throw skype through windows updates to make $$$$ from adds inside skype!!! good thinking microsoft. :thumbsdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dMog Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 lets throw skype through windows updates to make $$$$ from adds inside skype!!! good thinking microsoft. :thumbsdown:that seems to be what happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeforever03 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I agree with you, Sonar. Microsoft must be getting a good commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manju Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 lets throw skype through windows updates to make $$$$ from adds inside skype!!! good thinking microsoft. :thumbsdown:that seems to be what happenedMicrosoft own's Skype for some time now....did notioced the ads on the GUI after installing......bad move Microsoft :thumbsdown: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcs18 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Microsoft . . . . . . . . . confine yourselves to developing just the OS - you sons of ugly bitches! :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rseiler Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Skype has been in Windows Update for years. What's new this week is that they actually updated it. Before that, the latest version available was 6.11, which was so old that it didn't even work anymore. Microsoft, right on the ball, as always.Speaking of which, Skype installed via WU has some side-effects:http://www.infoworld.com/article/2901898/microsoft-windows/tuesdays-optional-windows-patch-kb-2876229-can-hijack-your-browser.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe13 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Skype has been in Windows Update for years. What's new this week is that they actually updated it. Before that, the latest version available was 6.11, which was so old that it didn't even work anymore. Microsoft, right on the ball, as always.Speaking of which, Skype installed via WU has some side-effects:http://www.infoworld.com/article/2901898/microsoft-windows/tuesdays-optional-windows-patch-kb-2876229-can-hijack-your-browser.htmlMicrosoft's patch installs Skype, which by default makes MSN your home page and Bing your search engineIf you were somehow possessed to install the "optional" KB 2876229 patch, make sure you uncheck the correct installer boxes, or your Internet Explorer home page will be hijacked and the default search engine changed. That's the default behavior of this boorish Microsoft KB-numbered installer, pushed through the Windows Update chute.Yesterday's fourth-Tuesday patch round included a rather special patch. Identified as "Skype for Windows desktop 7.0 (KB2876229)," it's an unchecked patch offered up for systems that don't already have Skype installed. (See Figure.) This "optional" update isn't an update at all -- it calls up the Skype installerWhile you might expect Windows Update to include, uh, Windows updates, this is a patch of a different color. If you check the box and install KB 2876229, Microsoft runs the Windows-based Skype installer. It's the plain vanilla Skype installer, not an update or a patch.Which might not be too bad, but the Skype installer asks if you want to make MSN your home page and if you want to make Bing your default search engine. Unless you uncheck the requisite boxes in the installer, your browser gets taken over.Welcome to the kind of garbage you would expect to see from Oracle, which still rigs the Java installer to add the Ask toolbar and reset your search engine to Ask.InfoWorld Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
212eta Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 lets throw skype through windows updates to make $$$$ from adds inside skype!!!good thinking microsoft. :thumbsdown:Typical M$ Terrible/Greedy attitude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scandal1981 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 shows up here in Argentina too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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