Get ready to say goodbye to Skype (if you haven't already)

Before VoIP communication turned mainstream, Skype was a pioneer of the technology. Launching back in 2003 it became the go to application for people wanting to make calls over the internet and contact phone numbers from their computer. Since then it's had something of a checkered history. It was bought by eBay for $2.6 billion in 2005 before Microsoft snapped it up for $8.5 billion in 2011 as a replacement for Live Messenger. Attempts to integrate it with Windows 10 were short-lived and since other tools tools like Zoom have gained traction Skype has been left looking rather unloved with… [Continue Reading]