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Skype was shut down for good today (www.washingtonpost.com)
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[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Immigration Canada wanted proof of my wife and I's relationship, so we dumped a packet of printed call logs on them as thick as a novel. Skype certainly served its purpose.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

For us plebs. Government (US) will still use it for years to come.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

I think Teams has already taken over there as well.

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[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

I never really used Skype as a VOIP platform, but it was a great tool for many years for calling international phone numbers affordably. I'm sure it helped many people saving a lot of money calling their friends and relatives. For that I remember it somewhat fondly.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 3 weeks ago

Huh?
I thought Skype was still a widely used thing.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 3 weeks ago

I haven't heard of anyone using Skype in over a decade.

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Not really. It’s just called “Teams” now.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

I actually had a Skype phone back in the days

[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 weeks ago

Skype you later!

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago

IMO Skype to this day has the best emojis.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago

Still working as of 4 hours ago, saw my friend using it, might be business version though.

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