• baatliwala@lemmy.worldOP
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    9 days ago

    Amazing how Skype went from a verb to the shadow realm. MS could’ve done so much more.

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      9 days ago

      Would seem almost intentional given the size and success of the company. How do you fuck something like that up so badly? Seems like one of those Embrace, Extend, Extinguish deals or similar

      • IsThisAnAI@lemmy.world
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        9 days ago

        Skype was always shit. It was being first to market that made it popular. It was one of the first ways to get cheaper and free informational calling. By the time MS purchased it vent and ts became popular as well as zoom and others entering the space.

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          I agree with you here. They just never kept up with what people wanted or needed out of a communications platform. When Discord showed it was more versatile nearly 10 years ago, my whole group switched and never looked back.

          Skype call sounds still bring specific kinds of nostalgia though.