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by laurent123456 4450 days ago
Exactly, ever since Microsoft took over Skype definitely went downhill.

Another "feature" they've recently added is that it's impossible to actually logout of Skype [1]. Even if you close Skype on all your devices, logout everywhere, your friends will still see you online. I even uninstalled the client from all my machines but was still online after that.

The official response is that it's how it should work, that Skype is like a phone and people should be able to send you messages and call you at any time. Of course ignoring the fact that people get upset when they see you online and you're not answering their messages and calls.

Since November last years, there have been quite a few complaints about this but nothing has changed so far.

[1] http://community.skype.com/t5/Mac/I-show-up-as-Online-when-I...