Skype For Business Mac now available

AdamF

I just found out that Skype for Business finally has come out with a client for Mac. Before now, you had to use Lync 2011 as the client.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=54108

Minion Queen

Hmmm I will have to check that out.. I doubt it will work well though

scottalanmiller

@Minion-Queen said in Skype For Business Mac now available:

Hmmm I will have to check that out.. I doubt it will work well though

Still "for Business" so no one to talk to.

AdamF

@Minion-Queen said in Skype For Business Mac now available:

Hmmm I will have to check that out.. I doubt it will work well though

Who knows. I just installed it, but am working on another machine today. Their Lync 2011 client was awful, so it can only go up from here, right? $:\$

Minion Queen

@fuznutz04 the issue that I have seen is it never improves at all.

AdamF

@Minion-Queen said in Skype For Business Mac now available:

@fuznutz04 the issue that I have seen is it never improves at all.

Our team uses it for chat mainly, but also video and voice only calls. We use desktop sharing occasionally
, but hardly at all. What issues are you having with it?

Minion Queen

Lync 2011 (haven't tried the newest yet). Couldn't screen share reliably, and voice chat groups (more than one person) crashed constantly.

AdamF

@Minion-Queen said in Skype For Business Mac now available:

Lync 2011 (haven't tried the newest yet). Couldn't screen share reliably, and voice chat groups (more than one person) crashed constantly.

Oh, yeah, I had the same issue. half the time I am on a Windows box when working at home, so I have no issue with the Windows client, but the other half of the time, I'm on my MBP, and that client was terrible. FIngers crossed.

Minion Queen

Once @gjacobse is back working from home I will do a test of the new Mac one and see how it works.

gjacobse

@Minion-Queen said in Skype For Business Mac now available:

Once @gjacobse is back working from home I will do a test of the new Mac one and see how it works.

I am hoping soon!!!!