I may be wrong on this, but I was under the impression that the new skype and Skype for Web are the same thing now, it's basically a hook into SfW now.
I, actually like the Skype for Web layout. Hear me out. Hear me the fuck out before you all start jumpng on me.
The recent conversations menu instead of the contacts by default is handy and it has your favorites at the top in order of who messages you last and it lists X unread messages.
I like the fact it's one list of messages in a conversation and you only have one open at a time. I appreciate that.
I actually....dare I say it, like the slimmed down options, caveat: In a browser, it works quite well. I'll admit, I use Pidgin with a plugin for Skype IMs and other stuff for calls given how godawful Skype's audio is now........
But from a purely layout view. I like it. Admittedly I like the idea of okay, your menu's on the left side, your messges in web skype take up the majority of the screen and you can scroll through them....
So if they just bring the web skype interface to an updated Skype I'll be very, very fine with that.Or I'll stick with web skype. Either one works for me.
Go on, shout me down, argue how I'm wrong, I know you all want to bitch at me for daring to like Skype's layout..../rant
Warning: Grumpy post above
Also on Linux natively