Skype on Linux is terrible and crashes randomly, even after fixing the Pulseaudio issue. No other software I've ever used on Linux causes as many problems as Skype. Obviously this problem ultimately comes from Microsoft, but nevertheless many of us need Skype for communications with colleagues running a non-Linux OS since it is the overwhelming market leader in VOIP; this is especially common in a business environment.
Skype needs to run on Linux with the same stability that it does on Windows and MacOS, WITHOUT resorting to installing WINE, and preferably without relying on WebRTC. If you could develop a non-Skype Linux client with the ability to easily communicate on the Skype platform --- something open source but which has compatibility with Skype, coordinated with Microsoft --- that would be ideal. But relying on Microsoft to develop good software for Linux has proven to be a losing proposition and I'm sure is stifling the adoption of Linux by a wider audience.
