▲ 138 ▼ What went wrong with Skype? (www.theverge.com) submitted 1 year ago by cm0002@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Liome@pawb.social 130 points 1 year ago (4 children) It was bought by microsoft, that's what went wrong. permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 child) Microsoft is the EA of the Software world. It's where companies and ideas go to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Google: “Am I a joke to you??” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Google has a bigger graveyard, but it's mostly their stuff. Microsoft and EA's graveyards are full of those they acquired. permalink fedilink source parent [–] tyler@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago Yeah anyone who used Skype at the time immediately knew what went wrong permalink fedilink source parent [–] Strider@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago Exactly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] amlor@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sure, but Skype was shit even before that. It had great potential though, could have become another whatsapp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago I use both daily. It's sad that Skype is more reliable and usable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (1 child) Microsoft is the EA of the Software world. It's where companies and ideas go to die. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Google: “Am I a joke to you??” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Google has a bigger graveyard, but it's mostly their stuff. Microsoft and EA's graveyards are full of those they acquired. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago (1 child) Google: “Am I a joke to you??” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Google has a bigger graveyard, but it's mostly their stuff. Microsoft and EA's graveyards are full of those they acquired. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago Google has a bigger graveyard, but it's mostly their stuff. Microsoft and EA's graveyards are full of those they acquired. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tyler@programming.dev 19 points 1 year ago Yeah anyone who used Skype at the time immediately knew what went wrong permalink fedilink source parent
[–] amlor@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Sure, but Skype was shit even before that. It had great potential though, could have become another whatsapp. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago I use both daily. It's sad that Skype is more reliable and usable. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 1 year ago I use both daily. It's sad that Skype is more reliable and usable. permalink fedilink source parent