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Sajin
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Foundation • 4m

Did Microsoft deliberately kill Skype? Or did Shype die because the World changed? Here is what happened: - In 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 Billion! - In 2015-17: Mobile-first apps like Whatsapp, Messenger, Telegram gained popularity

Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 4m

Skype didn’t die—Microsoft sidelined it. The tech worked, but they pushed Teams instead, and people moved on.

Sajin
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Foundation • 4m

Just like with Nokia 💀

Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 4m

Not exactly. Nokia failed because it resisted change. Skype didn’t—Microsoft just sidelined it in favor of Teams. One was stubborn; the other was sacrificed.

Sajin
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Foundation • 4m

But Nokia's resistance to change came from Microsoft, where they were pushing Windows instead of Android. I think Microsoft acquires leading companies to strategically bring out their own feature and later write the acquisitions off as failures

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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 4m

Exactly! Microsoft acquires, extracts value, then moves on. Nokia got Windows, Skype fed Teams—both were left behind. It’s strategy, not failure.

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