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Re:How WeChat faded into the silence in India by pmlnr on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:40AM (#18166869)
The last time I tried Wechat it slurped into the 300MB range after installation (apk + app data) - I have 3 contacts there.

Comparison:

    WhatsApp apk 39.86MB (2018-10)
I have a few leftover installers for ancient windows, eg. XP, for the fun and memories.

    1.9M Apr 18  2009 SkypeSetup.exe (2.6 I think)
    8.7M Dec 15  2007 trillian-v3.1.9.0.exe
I so badly want the ancient skype back.
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Re:How WeChat faded into the silence in India by fooker on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:55AM (#18166952)
Ancient Skype pioneered the concept of having a shim setup and downloading the actual setup.
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Re:How WeChat faded into the silence in India by pmlnr on Monday October 08, 2018 @08:58AM (#18166968)
That's... valid, though I seem to recall that particular version was skype itself. I need to install that on an XP without internet now to verify.
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Re:How WeChat faded into the silence in India by jbverschoor on Monday October 08, 2018 @01:05PM (#18169166)
I don't think that is the case.
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Re:How WeChat faded into the silence in India by romwell on Monday October 08, 2018 @04:43PM (#18171136)
Skype 2.6 was about 15MB, the 2MB is the web installer which pulls in more data. See[1]. Still, a far cry from 300MB -- and does about as much.

[1]https://skype.en.downloadastro.com/old_versions/

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Re:How WeChat faded into the silence in India by realusername on Monday October 08, 2018 @11:39AM (#18168413)
And the ancient Skype even worked better than the new one... that's the sad part.
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Re:How WeChat faded into the silence in India by tomcam on Monday October 08, 2018 @02:35PM (#18170049)
Obviously you need to reduce your contact list!
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