Skype for Mac 5.0 Beta: Bad Interface Influenced by iPad Success?


Video courtesy of skype

The iPad’s success is apparently influencing design beyond the tablet form factor. Apple itself announced that the next version of Mac OS X (10.7 codenamed “Lion”) will have a full-screen app view that looks and feels like an iPad app experience. Skype seems to have a similar design goal as evidenced in their new SKype for Mac 5.0 Beta.

Introducing the new Skype for Mac, now available in Beta

As you can see in the video embedded above, this Skype for Mac beta nearly takes over the entire Mac display.

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