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Skype in general was, for me, always one of the "how the hell can they be so successful and so crappy at the same time" experiences. Calls are ok (not more than

Skype in general was, for me, always one of the "how the hell can they be so successful and so crappy at the same time" experiences. Calls are ok (not more than that), but everything else - UI, resource utilization, pricing, and especially messaging - is just horrible. Messages are so unreliable and inconsistent that they can only be used for something where you don't care that much if it's ever going to be received - which is, I'd assume, not that often. I had a message from my colleague - sitting next to me every day and having Skype open every day same as me - arriving suddenly 6 days after he sent it. And dozens of minutes of delay is just normal. I mean everyone had instant messaging figured out long before Skype - ICQ, AIM, Yahoo, MSN...It's just inexcusable.

cm2187 8y ago
... and if even Yahoo can get it right!
colordrops 8y ago
Just goes to show how long a ghost can live inside a famous brand. Skype gained a lot of good will when it first came out and was by far the best thing out there. That hasn't been the case now for at least 10 years and they have living off of that name recognition for a long time.
donkeyd 8y ago
I remember the first time I used Skype. I think this wasn't too long after the release in '03. Me and my friend called his dad, who was in Canada, from the Netherlands. We could see him and there was hardly a delay, we were super excited and hadn't experienced anything like this before. For a long time, this experience was tied to the Skype brand. Then FaceTime was released and I could video call my friend in Haiti in high quality without installing new applications, so that's totally replaced Skype for me.