Microsoft is reportedly killing Skype

[jol@discuss.tchncs.de]

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.

[ambitiousslab@lemmy.ml]

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).

[spaniard@lemmy.world]

Embrace, extend, extinguish.

[spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

The bigger headline is "Skype hasn't been dead this whole time"

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A Message From The Skype CEO

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[sibachian@lemmy.ml]

i realize i haven't been able to send files for years now because all the p2p platforms have disappeared.

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/skype-is-retiring-in-may-2025-what-you-need-to-know-2a7d2501-427f-485e-8be0-2068a9f90472

[softestsapphic@lemmy.world]

Ding dong the witch is dead

[gitamar@feddit.org]

I would say this heavily depends on the region. In Germany, I knew nobody who used MSN, everyone only used ICQ.

[01189998819991197253@infosec.pub]

Man, I miss icq...

[jol@discuss.tchncs.de]

That's why I said around these parts. Back then there was a lot more regional fragmentation.

[muhyb@programming.dev]

[rottingleaf@lemmy.world]

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.

[hiro8811@lemmy.world]

Who? Never heard of him

[rottingleaf@lemmy.world]

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.

[jadensmith@sh.itjust.works]

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!!

[thisphuckinguy@lemmy.world]

They killed it as soon as they acquired it.

[tankovayadiviziya@lemmy.world]

I totally forgot it exists, meaning I thought it was already dead.

[satans_methpipe@lemmy.world]

That's fine I'll just use Lync.