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Skype is an instant messaging app that provides online text message and video chat services. Users may transmit both text and video messages and may exchange digital documents such as images, text, and video. Skype allows video conference calls.
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Skype Issues Reports
Latest outage, problems and issue reports in social media:
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Crusader, Lord of the Realm
(@Crusader3456) reported
@PixelMetal @Romudeth Only problem i have had is due to how our VPN works. If I don't restart Teams after reconnecting it gets upset, but so does Outlook and Skype.
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Just me
(@KREEPYKRAWLLY) reported
@business The service is about to die a horrible death. Look at Skype
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VTuber Stan Yubel | #BlackLivesMatter
(@StanYubel) reported
@Lonely_Fricker I swear skype was a paid service but I'm probably just an idiot (so nothing out of the ordinary tbh)
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Dream Walker
(@Dream_WaIker) reported
@business nothing imminent, just initial talks theres also a chance Discord could go public MSFT owns Skype. failed & shut down Mixer. and are now interested in Discord. interesting to see how the situation develops ...How do you feel about this?
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berwyn 🍁
(@_berwyn_) reported
@pixelyunicorn And honestly, I can't fault them on Skype's fate, it was already broken beyond repair before they got it and just needed an actual competitor to finally fall into the grave. Can't say they really _helped_ avert that fate tho
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Ryan :slight_smile:
(@Ryan_Recon) reported
@vTRouter skype was always ****, i still dont see a problem with them wanting to buy discord
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Haruhiko
(@jackyharuhiko) reported
@stroughtonsmith My recent experience with video calling on Skype made me nostalgic about 15 years ago. The call quality is just the same. Laggy, pixelated, terrible voice quality.
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boff
(@calvinbugalo) reported
Twitter spaces be bussin though 🤞🏼 Skype really down the drain
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🌻 Springtime Tones 🌻
(@tonycaline) reported
can't use ANY type of communication service, for business or otherwise, because when somebody gets big enough, microsoft just buys it and rips it apart goodbye to MSN, goodbye to Skype, and now potentially goodby to Discord yall @discord trust me, the $$ aint worth it, c'mon
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Owen M. Roe
(@OwenMRoe) reported
@Blackbeard no I get that -- I remember the skype days very well -- but it seems like they kinda had this opportunity once before. not to mention the sad excuse of a service that skype is now. they've resorted to inflating their numbers by auto-installing it on Windows 10.
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Roya Rockwood
(@Royameadow) reported
Skype and Discord merging together could have the potential of fixing select issues with both platforms though: I don't like the Timed Limitations on some Discord Servers that forces you to be a Twitch or Patreon subscriber, and Call Recording on Skype had been trash for years.
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Generalkidd 🏳️🌈
(@Generalkidd) reported
@Hayden_G230 Modern Skype isn't that bad I feel. Old Skype used to be riddled with connection issues. At the very least I'm just hoping I can discord call on Xbox while playing a game.
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Gloomy
(@gloomygalleon) reported
instead of fixing their own service, they’d rather just bog another one down. funny how that turns out. didn’t we leave Skype for this same exact reason lmao (I doubt it would happen for this cord though)
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Arctix
(@ArctixTV) reported
@_MissClick_ TERRIBLE. I was part of Discord’s Beta in 2014. The big allure is that it wasn’t Skype. Skype...that Microsoft owned. Then again, it really seems like Discord as a whole has lost touch with its community in general. Other Apps like @teamguilded look more appealing each day.
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MizuMikomi
(@MizuMikomi) reported
@business Oh god no. We left Skype for Discord because Microsoft ****** it up in the first place, don't make a god damned mess of a program that was literally made to be the ANTITHESIS of what your service is.
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Neon Velocity
(@Neon_Velocity) reported
@WCoder598 Prefer them despite their flaws in the past. Skype was terrible along with Mixer.
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Rigor
(@Rigorsbastion) reported
@HBJohnXuandou Maybe they could fix their OS and Skype before jumping ship. Awful software engineers for how many resources they have to throw at things.
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Linebeck (Lin)
(@J_Linebeck) reported
Dunno why people are saying Microsoft ruined Skype, it was already terrible beforehand
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Christopher Komer
(@dustbunnyck) reported
@JakeBaldino I hope not Discord would get ruined cause Skype has been complete garbage since forever and they shut down msn messenger too
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Blues!
(@Gathering_Blues) reported
@Nayomiboo @discord My main issue with when skype was bought by Michaelsoft was having to deal with the stupid ads popping up in every call
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Your Friendly Neighborhood Disaster
(@MoonlightUmbry) reported
The funny thing about the idea of MS buying Discord is that they'll have to take Skype out back and put it down
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Pyrii ♿🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🇬🇧🦉
(@Pyrii) reported
@SignpostMarv That's the only upside to this. Microsoft butchered Skype so bad that Discord became as popular as it is because of how bad Skype got to use. They just can't help trying to remake MSN messenger, bugs and all
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MadArtRaven (🔞)
(@MadArtRaven) reported
@business So what you are saying is they want to ruin it like they did Skype (Mixer and literally every 3rd party thing they devour). Yeah, no. This better not pass or happen. Microsoft could at the very least attempt to fix Skype first before trying this monopolizing bullshit.
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🐮CamronJK🐻 and 16 others
(@CamronJK) reported
@LenaAxios /me stares at Skype... Like even ignoring what they did the Mixer, they have a service that worked the same way, and they butchered it.
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Ten Years Of Something
(@somethingguy912) reported
@business I mean if it can regulate the furry **** (redundancy) chats that promulgate Discord, cool. Although I can't help but think they'll treat it as poorly as they did skype
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The Lost Messenger
(@MessengerLost) reported
@Minty_Root I remember the days of when group chats were held on Skype. It was considered a minor miracle whenever the program worked without any problems for a whole day.
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VergiliZenos Propaganda (ACAB)
(@Vergiliaux) reported
@Amo_Embersign lmao I just ditched my Skype acc when they had a nasty security breach and they kept breaking into it right after I changed my password several times and remember the ads on Skype that slowed the whole thing down?
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EG Eric Aaberg
(@Erictigerawr) reported
@Jamalrus Interesting perspective for sure, maybe it's just because I'm more on the Google suite side of things? Tbh my experiences with M365 haven't been the best - and the issues I've always had with Skype back in the day probs just give me the bad impression of Msft
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Cypher
(@CypherCyborg) reported
@discord Do not accept Microsoft's offer. They killed skype already and we moved over to your service for that EXACT REASON.
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YaChief
(@YaChief_) reported
If @discord gets bought by @Microsoft we all know it's going to go down hill. Y'all remember how skype went to ****? Yeah I hope discord doesn't go down that route.