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On May 5, Microsoft’s Skype will shut down for good (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 day ago by QuentinCallaghan@sopuli.xyz to c/technology

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Understandable choice, given that Skype is pretty much redundant with Teams. Back in 2004-2005 Skype was really hyped because of free voice calls through the Internet, but few days later several other messaging apps incorporated that feature; Skype's thunder was stolen. Also its inconsistent branding was a problem: there was Skype for Business that later became Lync, ultimately becoming Teams. Skype kind of became forgotten and obsolete.

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[–] Broken@lemmy.ml 43 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Skype is dead. Introducing: CoPilot Calls

Seriously though, Skype is a good example of how MS butchers products. I mean, I never loved Skype but it worked and was the defacto video calling platform of the masses. If they had their shit together, even a little bit, then Zoom would never have taken the market. I don't really like zoom either, but its better than Skype.

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 17 points 1 day ago

You joke but their idea is to migrate all the remaining skype users to Microsoft Teams (consumer edition, incompatible and not interoperable with Teams business edition, they have the exact same icon but with the colors reversed)

It's the same stuff, but worse™️

[–] RusAD@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

CoPilot Calls

Will there be an AI retelling what I said to others on the fly in a TikTok TTS voice?

[–] warm@kbin.earth 4 points 1 day ago

It's why we always need competition in all areas, when you are the market leader, you stagnate. Once something better comes around, it's already too late.