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> Skype is still great. In 2015 my Skype install used >3GB of RAM within minutes of launch. Searching for an uncommon term in chatlogs took hours. I've not bee
by sellyme 6y ago
> Skype is still great.
In 2015 my Skype install used >3GB of RAM within minutes of launch. Searching for an uncommon term in chatlogs took hours. I've not been able to open it at all for years because it just hangs on boot.
I'm sure that for the average user none of those are concerns because they're talking with a few dozen users at most, but it had incomprehensibly terrible resource management, which is why all the power users jumped ship the second a viable alternative text chat became available.
- nikolay 6y agoI think it still carries a lot of legacy of the almost serverless original Skype. A lot of things must be fixed, but it still (I am speaking of today's version) a very solid tool, which I use daily. In addition, it offers a decently priced calling services, which I use, too - much cheaper than those of rivals and quality is great, too.