I hired a guy who was one of the video quality engineers at Skype. He had just been laid off but he was one fine engineer! This seems like a fun project.
I really hope this isn't an April Fool's. Skype was an amazing platform.
Then:
* Removal of peer to peer
* Windows UI redesign, away from classic usable Windows
* Mac UI also changed to web-style (which (obviously personal opinion) was a real kick in the face to people who use Macs and valued Mac UI. The UI wasn't flashy. It worked and it fit the system.)
* Emojis everywhere. I used to use it for work. I recall an eternally bouncing emoji for a while during every work call. Incredibly distracting.
* Covid's opportunity completely missed. Zoom and the rest took over.
* Oh, no-one's using Skype, I wonder why.
If they brought back Skype as a well designed, native UI-first, peer to peer, secure, EU-governed platform it stands a chance of outstanding success.
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[ 3.2 ms ] story [ 26.1 ms ] threadThen:
* Removal of peer to peer
* Windows UI redesign, away from classic usable Windows
* Mac UI also changed to web-style (which (obviously personal opinion) was a real kick in the face to people who use Macs and valued Mac UI. The UI wasn't flashy. It worked and it fit the system.)
* Emojis everywhere. I used to use it for work. I recall an eternally bouncing emoji for a while during every work call. Incredibly distracting.
* Covid's opportunity completely missed. Zoom and the rest took over.
* Oh, no-one's using Skype, I wonder why.
If they brought back Skype as a well designed, native UI-first, peer to peer, secure, EU-governed platform it stands a chance of outstanding success.
Thankfully this seems to be an April's Fools joke.