Since aquiring Skype, MS has almost completely ignored the Linux community along with certain bugs in Skype that make it totally unusable on Linux. More info on the bug(s) can be found here:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/skype/+bug/980320
...and here...
http://community.skype.com/t5/Linux/Skype-silently-crashes-on-Ubuntu/td-p/1162

Microsoft, in the name of open collaboration, please fix these so that Linux users can continue using Skype.