Microsoft is reportedly killing Skype
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jol@discuss.tchncs.dereplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
Around these parts in the 2000s, MSN Messenger was what literally everyone used. Then Microsoft bought Skype and decided to shut down MSN Messenger. Then they also ruined Skype. Microsoft just can't do anything right despite making so much money. It's like they have no long term vision.
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ambitiousslab@lemmy.mlreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
You can do this using JMP Chat, which bridges phone numbers to XMPP. Unfortunately, it's USA and Canada only, for now.
Alternatively, you can use a "SIP Trunk Provider". For instance, in the UK, Andrews and Arnold offers this service. You can then connect any compatible SIP client (e.g. Gnome Calls).
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spaniard@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
Embrace, extend, extinguish.
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spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zonereplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
The bigger headline is "Skype hasn't been dead this whole time"
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(nsfw language)
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sibachian@lemmy.mlreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
i realize i haven't been able to send files for years now because all the p2p platforms have disappeared.
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softestsapphic@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
Ding dong the witch is dead
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gitamar@feddit.orgreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
I would say this heavily depends on the region. In Germany, I knew nobody who used MSN, everyone only used ICQ.
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01189998819991197253@infosec.pubreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
Man, I miss icq...
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jol@discuss.tchncs.dereplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
That's why I said around these parts. Back then there was a lot more regional fragmentation.
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muhyb@programming.devreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
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rottingleaf@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
Yes, which makes me wonder on the old question if it's possible to create a distributed IM as prolific as bittorrent protocol.
In that last example they did something right. At some point I liked ed2k+kad and would swear at bittorrent for not incorporating search, reputation and such as basic components, but maybe that's what made torrents survive when other filesharing tools went out of common knowledge.
I'm going to think on this.
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hiro8811@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
Who? Never heard of him
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rottingleaf@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
https://lemmy.world/comment/15367515 - yes ; so I think the idea of an IM that could replace it with the functionality normal for it belongs not to the tech realm (all parts solved separately), but to social studies and market studies realm. Somehow there is a technology that has defeated all competition thrown at it, it's called bittorrent.
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jadensmith@sh.itjust.worksreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
I remember when Skype first came out, when I was a teenager. I called a random guy in Japan; he was learning English, I wanted to learn Japanese (as is tradition for teenage anime fans). It was a very kind series of calls, and we talked a bit about Japanese culture too. He taught me, rather patiently, how to pronounce certain basic words properly.
It's a shame the service was treated like it has been. There was great potential in connecting people.Wherever you are, random Japanese dude I forgot the name of, konbanwa!!
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thisphuckinguy@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
They killed it as soon as they acquired it.
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tankovayadiviziya@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
I totally forgot it exists, meaning I thought it was already dead.
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satans_methpipe@lemmy.worldreplied to Guest 17 days ago last edited by
That's fine I'll just use Lync.
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