Although not the first software to allow video communication on the Internet, Skype was one of the first recognized modern -day toe toe toe video chatting apps. Created by the same developers behind the Kaza Monday to Monday file sharing software, Skype was originally released in 2003, at the same time when the broadband internet availability and better video compression codes were solving the Bandooth issue.
But As is in detail by the wiredAfter the purchase of Microsoft, Skype lost speed, partially because of the design that people did not like and partially because zoom -like appetits were offering new features and better call quality. When the Covade -19 pandemic came in 2020 and all kinds of office jobs moved to remote work, it was a zoom and was not Skype, which was in a better position to become a video chatting app, in which everyone was trapped.
Skype has been replacing or replacing it by teams for years, starting with End of Skype for Business in 2017After a few months Formally releasing the first version of teams. Microsoft has aggressively advancing teams, including its flagship office apps and Microsoft 365 service for years. Some regulators believed that in fact it was, Lot Aggressive, and Microsoft decking teams from other office apps In 2023 (for the European Union) and 2024 (for each).