Desktop Chat Client Unstable on Linux With Cases Closed Unresolved
A long-time user reports the desktop chat client running slowly, crashing on Linux, and mangling URLs. Alongside the defects they describe support closing open cases without resolution and updates silently changing settings they had deliberately configured. The process complaints matter as much as the crashes: fixes are neither delivered nor tracked to closure.
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