This is a bit of a rant so excuse me if it comes across as disjointed but I needed something cathartic before I threw myself out the window.<p>So far this morning I have been asked to join a skype call. I am on a new laptop so I said "give me ten minutes I just need to download Skype."<p>1 hour later and I am still no closer to joining said skype call. The issue is that I need to use a certain account to join this call and so I Googled "Download Skype for Business". Microsoft then welcomed me into their labyrinth of confusing Skype versions, Microsoft Accounts, Office 365, Office 2017. After being told I don't have a Microsoft Account despite being logged into Outlook (What is a Microsoft Account?), and Skype already being logged into some other account on my laptop, I managed to find an installer.<p>So, I managed to find what Microsoft calls a "Skype for Business Basic stand-alone client", which is actually a trojan horse armed to the teeth with Microsoft products I don't want or need. So now I have a installer which was supposed to just be for Skype For Business Basic running for the last twenty minutes downloading on a mobile network at 6mb/s. I don't actually know what it is downloading. I assume it is downloading Office. It won't die. Wait... when did 'End Task' stop working? Why does the cross minimise the installer?<p>Why is this so difficult? What is actually downloading? Do I have a Microsoft Account? If I don't why can I login to Outlook. Is a Office 365 account not a Microsoft Account? Why can't I login to pre-installed Skype with this account?<p>I have no power here, I am not the captain of this ship anymore.<p>Oh no... data running out... send help....
I can't even get skype to run on my mac without it eating up all my memory. It's been like this for years and several versions. So I have to use it on my phone.