What Happened to Skype? The Blue Call Button That Connected the World—Then Microsoft Turned It Off
14K views · Sep 13, 2026 · People & Blogs
Comments · 36
@martinstubs6203 · 2 weeks ago
I always wondered why the Skype application on my PC kept running in the background even when I wasn't using it. Now I know.
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@dakotanorth1640 · 11 days ago
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-ehh-sOjAg&t=643">10:43</a> modern phones do not have miniature lithium-ion batteries. They can take up half the inside of the phone.
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@newmanc6619 · 2 weeks ago
I used to use that for my call in internet radio talk show with numbers for all over the world
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@radomd92 · 2 weeks ago (edited)
please fully review the audio output for garbled speech before uploading 😂<br>at around <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-ehh-sOjAg&t=2610">43:30</a> I thought I had a stroke
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@StyroHome · 11 days ago
Yup... it was Microsoft who Murdered Skype...???
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@coryspk · 2 weeks ago
Problem with AI voiced content is that people get lazy and can’t be bothered checking to see that it all went well
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@ModelTMitch · 2 weeks ago
What happened? Microsoft bought Skype. The End. <br>They destroy everything they touch. FACT.
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@tsarodavid9730 · 2 weeks ago
Skype doesn't need a 55min story. Too long
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@Андреич-с4н · 2 weeks ago
Why MS Windows is still here dispite MS does its best to piss the users off?
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@peterterpstra4038 · 2 weeks ago
Teams?
@SchoolOfBeyondInvention · 2 weeks ago
A lot of great minds have dared to dream and achieved might results but the rise and fall of every great are just a coin flip away.
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@JasonShultz · 1 day ago
I remember one of my ex brother in laws was trying to get me to join some MLM that had video calling phones. I was like "why would I do that when I can do skype???" It seemed ridiculous at the time. His response was "well Donald Trump" is backing this!" I replied that I didn't care, this is free, and you want me to buy into this. It seems silly to do so. I'm glad I never got involved with his MLM scam.
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