I watched their video regarding this release and the user interface. They say it's Mac like. But Skype is not iTunes or the Finder. So if they wanted to do it Mac like, they should have looked at iChat or FaceTime.
Exactly, I went back to the old Skype a day after trying the new beta. I just couldn't get into it. I do think that the Skype chat on a mac and the whole calls interface could use some work, but the contact list was perfect IMO.