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In previous companies, I'd decided not to test against Skype plugin breaking my website's UI.
Is it common enough now that it should be tested, just as Flash is/was common place?
I have no analytics on how many users are having the Skype plugin installed which messes with the UI of any telephone numbers.
Having a hard time determining how to justify testing this and if there are other common plugins I should be aware of.
I believe most computer users in the general population do not install any plugins at all -- especially if you consider mobile users. Personally, I would not do any plugin compatibility testing without explicit evidence of a conflict.
By the way, this recommends a way to prevent the Skype plugin from breaking your page layout.
I have always taken the approach that if people install plug-ins that mess with their UI, they are doing it at their own risk. It might be a good idea to take a cursory look at your UI while using some of those plug-ins, but I wouldn't spend very much time at all validating or developing around those plug-ins, except for very high severity issues.
