Devices in use are my iPhone 6, one MacBooks, and one desktop Mac. When I’m accepted, I intend to document all my Mac testing in blog posts. Why am I talking about this now? Because I’ve decided to conduct a little blog experiment. (I wanted to sign up for the “New firmware for Polycom VVX Phones” too, but our new phones haven’t arrived yet…) Skype 4 Business Mac Client Meetings Experience (a Mac meetings-only client).Naturally I raced over to the preview site: The ZDNet article updated only hours after publication.
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Instead the team has built the Skype for Business for Mac client from the ground up, they said.” But Wait! The Preview has Arrived! “Microsoft isn’t simply retrofitting the Lync for Mac product base, officials said. Which, according to Mary Jo at ZDNet, is the whole point. Mac uses the Picture-in-Picture viewing mode.No toolbar with Present options along the bottom.If this is what we expect for Preview 1, then I note a couple of differences between Skype Meetings on Mac and on PC. I borrowed this image from the Office Blog to point something out. Otherwise the whole client is handicapped. For this client to work on Mac, voice MUST be easy to use. The Mac users I know pride their machines on simplicity (and not without merit). But it (and Contact Lists) are crucial components to iron out.
Messaging is relatively simple by comparison to Meetings. Meetings have the most moving parts, which means the most bugs to hammer out. Starting with Meetings means Microsoft is tackling the service with the biggest bandwidth requirement first. Looks like they’re planning to build the Mac client out in stages. You’ll find the details at ZDNet: Microsoft closing in on Skype for Business for Mac public preview 1 – Īnd on the Blog’s April 2016 update: New to Office 365 in April—Skype for Business Mac Preview, bringing collaboration to the forefront in Office and more – Office Blogs It has 3 previews coming up, with an RTM date in Q3. This week, Microsoft updated its timeline for the new Skype for Business Mac client. Skype for Business is (finally) coming to Mac.
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