Mmmfishtacos said:
Adinnieken said:
Mmmfishtacos said:
Sal.Paradise said:
Huh. I don't use Skype a ton but I remember having a chat with multiple video feeds showing not too long ago...what am I missing? |
MS bought them cut the feature and stuck it behind a paywall.
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And you are factually wrong.
When Skype Group Video Calling was first announced by Skype in May 2010, they also announced that when the feature would be released that it would be behind a paywall (part of a premium feature). While the feature was in beta, it was free.
In January of 2011 Group Video Calling was released (out of beta) in Skype 5.1, it was available behind a paywall.
Microsoft announced it was buying Skype in May of 2011. It took control of the company in October 2011. Nevertheless, Skype still operates as an independent division of Microsoft.
But nice Anti-Microsoft effort nevertheless.
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I wan't being anit MS but thanks for trying. Anyway, at one point you could use if for free, and now it's behind a paywall. Beta or not, i'm right.
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You know damn well that wasn't at all what you meant, otherwise you would have chosen your words much more carefully then that.
"MS bought them, cut the feature, and stuck it behind a paywall."
The implication of your statement is that Microsoft did this. The fact is, Skype, prior to Microsoft purchasing had adding the feature behind a paywall from the moment they announced the feature in testing. For four months, prior to the announcement of an agreement to purchase Skype, it was a feature of the Premium service.
Microsoft had nothing to do with the feature being behind a paywall and it was never a free feature.
You were factually wrong.
