&gt;<i>Skype keeps ignoring people who complain or are having issues with Linux client</i><p>Well, if they are too few and far between compared to Windows, OS X, iOS and Android then it makes sense. Opportunity cost et al.<p>And, while it&#x27;s often brought up, I think that when it comes to consumer products (as opposed to server and dev stuff) Linux users don&#x27;t really have some kind of &quot;extra-influence&quot; to compensate for being a niche group.