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Microsoft Retires Skype

by absqueued on 3/3/25, 12:51 PM with 2 comments

  • by hunglee2 on 3/3/25, 1:15 PM

    Microsoft acquisition, neglect and now termination of Skype has got to go down as one of the most egregious wasted opportunities of all time.

    Skype had a dominant position in video calling (Zoom), a nascent social network (you could find, follow, friend other users) with with IM / share files (WhatsApp) and some embryonic collaboration potential (Slack).

    Somehow Microsoft wasted all these moments. I still pay a subscription to a Skype account out of respect for what the product was and could have been. Sad to see it finally go, but what a waste

  • by sea-gold on 3/3/25, 1:32 PM

    Other discussion (3 days ago; 641 comments): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43202052