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Re:Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord by windward on Thursday March 06, 2025 @11:54AM (#43282359)
Skype is ending this year. Some founders and investors won but only thanks to greater fools.

(notable that three of the four greater fools in your post are Microsoft)

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Re:Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord by hirako2000 on Friday March 07, 2025 @10:27AM (#43290909)
May not be clear, even to finops at Microsoft. Skype tech ended up in Lync subsequent versions, aka Skype for enterprise. The user base also became a free ad target (to buy the entire consumers tool suite) I remember being constantly nudged to sign up for the free 30 days One Drive to backup Skype pictures and the jazz. So creative these heads of sales at MS.
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Re:Revolt: Open-Source Alternative to Discord by hirako2000 on Sunday March 16, 2025 @05:49AM (#43377866)
Cheaper and harder to end up in spam folder.
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