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Skype For Linux Goes 2.0, Gets Video Calling

By Jason Chen Published March 14, 2008, 4:00 pm ET

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Skype for Linux has just reached 2.0 status, bringing to it free video calling (interoperable with Mac and PC users) and other features that we’ve seen on other platforms already. Does it bring free video chats with a hot blonde called Tricia McMillan? We’d totally switch to Linux for that. [Skype]

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