In typical MS fashion their attention span drifted to another, internal competing product. (Teams)
I had a week-long meeting at their Redmond campus a few years ago and it was obvious that Skype was a goner. All they talked about was Teams vs. Slack.
Ditto for the WIndows phone. Most of the kids there (yes, kids) all had iPhones or Android.
One of the first street level mapping programs, Streets & Trips, was amazing before MS bought them and nerfed it. MS removed tons of features and would then sell a new version every year where they would add back a little bit of what used to be standard, but never as good as the original product.
Exactly what happened. Skype sucks so hard. I swear these tech companies hire idiots who are drugged out of their minds to do the UI.
When Skype started suggesting I become friends with total random strangers and started telling me who's friends with who, I was done. It's like they were inviting predators into my living room.
They think everything is a "social network" now. Give me back simple MSN Messenger or the similar older products, where I can add who I want without the apps input.
I think zoom exploded because MS totally fucked up their management of Skype and the market was desperate for SOMETHING.
In typical MS fashion their attention span drifted to another, internal competing product. (Teams)
I had a week-long meeting at their Redmond campus a few years ago and it was obvious that Skype was a goner. All they talked about was Teams vs. Slack.
Ditto for the WIndows phone. Most of the kids there (yes, kids) all had iPhones or Android.
I’m a teacher in a very affluent area. It’s not uncommon to see kids with smartphones by the time they reach 10 years old.
Teams sucks tho
Microsoft always spikes the products they buy.
One of the first street level mapping programs, Streets & Trips, was amazing before MS bought them and nerfed it. MS removed tons of features and would then sell a new version every year where they would add back a little bit of what used to be standard, but never as good as the original product.
Exactly what happened. Skype sucks so hard. I swear these tech companies hire idiots who are drugged out of their minds to do the UI.
When Skype started suggesting I become friends with total random strangers and started telling me who's friends with who, I was done. It's like they were inviting predators into my living room.
They think everything is a "social network" now. Give me back simple MSN Messenger or the similar older products, where I can add who I want without the apps input.
Exactly! Suggesting who to video chat with is beyond disturbing.
True. Zoom offered simplicity and reliability over all other products, plus thumbnails of all participants in a single screen view.