Almost everyone I know has a Skype account, but pretty much no one uses it to message people.
My phone and PC have entire sections dedicated to messaging apps. I use WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Slack, and more to stay in touch with people. I occasionally also use Discord, SMS messaging, and even Twitter messaging because people I know are on so many different platforms. But something stuck out to me recently, almost every single person I communicate with on any of these services also has a Skype account. And yet, almost none of us use it to message each other. Apple users have a seamless experience with iMessage and FaceTime. But I've found myself jumping from app to app every day for years on Windows because no one can agree on which service to use.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
My phone and PC have entire sections dedicated to messaging apps. I use WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, Slack, and more to stay in touch with people. I occasionally also use Discord, SMS messaging, and even Twitter messaging because people I know are on so many different platforms. But something stuck out to me recently, almost every single person I communicate with on any of these services also has a Skype account. And yet, almost none of us use it to message each other. Apple users have a seamless experience with iMessage and FaceTime. But I've found myself jumping from app to app every day for years on Windows because no one can agree on which service to use.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
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