You’re totally wrong – people don’t want the wasted space. Make it default – fine. The average user will normally only be doing one thing at a time on their computer, so why not.

But for the business world, and the rest of us, please god make the extra part of the contact list a ‘pop-out’ and optional.

And please god I hope Skype gets a clue and makes ‘pop out’ windows a default by option.

Hello. Maybe someone knows how to leave public chat in skype 4? Not just close it but leave? Thank you.

JA Watson, no, the solution is to split the conversation window separate from the main window. Not lame at all. And Skype is too useful to just ignore it.

So your “solution” to the bloated Skype window is to iconify it? How lame is that? If that’s the case, then why not save a lot more screen space, and system resources, and just not bother with Skype at all?

While I appreciate their efforts, I think the beta version is going in the wrong direction. I think they need to stick with a two window setup. Keep the main screen simple with a list of contacts, etc. Then, another screen to handle the conversations, maybe using tabs for separate conversations.

Personally, I like the Mac client more than the Windows client. I think they need to start a the Windows 4.0 client with something based on the simplicity of the Mac client.

James, I agree. I prefer to pop out the chat window and minimize the main Skype contact list. Fingers crossed but the beta seems to be holding up pretty well. Hasn’t crashed on the Eee PCs yet or on my desktop.