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Signs of a stroke (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/memes@lemmy.world
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[–] 4 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I also liked Skype, even though I spent five years of my career writing Skype clones that absolutely nobody used.

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    Well, of course not. No one spent millions on ads for your clones.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Actually, they did. The clones were all written for cable companies and ISPs and offered to their customers as a free perk. These companies promoted the shit out of them and still nobody ever used them.

    I even "starred" in one of these ads. I had the amusing role of being amazed that I could make a phone call with the app ... when the app was running on a fucking iPhone.

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