actually it wasn't pioneering. there was Net meeting by Microsoft in the 90s and early 00s then there was ICUii in the 90s up until 2013 or so , so skype is just another version.
Microsoft announces that like every other large corporation who buys out and absorbs smaller innovative tech companies to stifle competition - it ran said company to the ground and ruined it.
Oh, sorry my nest cam just notified me on my broke ass google home app, that my cat is in fact an intruder
I realise that other products and technologies have superseded it, but it went downhill soon after MS paid a ridiculous amount for it. In some ways I’m surprised it has lasted so long.
I'm excited for them to buy a majority share in Discord after they go public, force decisions such that Discord has no choice but to sell to microsoft to incorporate into Windows 11, who then runs it into the ground until they decide gamers aren't profitable enough and Discord is dissolved
Interesting. It’s my main method of communication. My family are the only people I don’t actively talk to on Discord. I love having little hubs of all my favorite people.
I left Skype not too long after that purchase. The *name* may have been around for decades, but the Skype of today is nothing like what it had been. The only one I've seen decline faster after being bought was the ex-bird site.
I kind of get it. I still feel connected with an old friend over a game. I still log in for them, even when it has been years since I last heard from them.
I'm sorry you are losing your little online bridge to your friend. 💜
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Oh, sorry my nest cam just notified me on my broke ass google home app, that my cat is in fact an intruder
Of late I used it tons when overseas... for tenths of pennies I could make calls to companies and others for whom Whatsapp isn't an option. .Sigh.
Quite intentional on their part...
How much in unclaimed Skype credit is sitting around?
Typical MS. Buy, monetise, ruin, destroy.
Oh wait. That sounds familiar.
Having worked for a multi national organisation and across continents it was the backbone of my existence. Until it wasn’t.
MS doesn’t have a good track record on gaming outside of Xbox.
Oh, right- y'all still remember Skype. Nevermind!
How much did they make from this scam?
I've left my phonenumber there in 2014, I've checked like once every three months since 2012.
I know she probably passed away, but God damn, at least I could pretend she'll eventually see my number and text me...
This hurts.
I'm sorry you are losing your little online bridge to your friend. 💜