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I really hope Skype lets GroupMe continue to operate on it's own, and doesn't ruin it. It's an awesome service, and lets me keep in touch with my tech-adverse

I really hope Skype lets GroupMe continue to operate on it's own, and doesn't ruin it. It's an awesome service, and lets me keep in touch with my tech-adverse friends from back home. Some people use AIM, some use Facebook, some use email, some use MSN, some use BBM -- but everyone has texting. The beauty is the simplicity. On vacation with some friends? Spin up a new groupme for the week. I can't see it remaining this easy if skype starts taking advantage of "integration points".

fescue 15y ago
With Skype itself being acquired by Microsoft, it's hard to imagine GroupMe remaining a standalone product--or even as elegantly simple as it is now.
- caryme 15y ago
  Even if they do, I have the feeling that the loser in this purchase is Twilio. I have a hard time imagining Skype or eventually Microsoft paying Twilio to handle their telephony infrastructure.
  - omfut 15y ago
    Skype already has its own infrastructure to support Voice and SMS. Iam pretty sure twilio will be out of the picture the moment the deals is done.
    - jackowayed 15y ago
      Well they will have to transfer over the phone numbers so they don't break backward compatibility. I don't quite know how that works with VoIP providers, but I think it's doable. Might slow things down a bit though.