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Oopsie Daisy

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6. Yep... I always think of skype-ing as being one-on-one and a personal call with friends/family *

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #4)

Tue May 6, 2025, 07:41 AM

May 6

* and zoom-ing as being business or medical with colleagues or with physicians. I guess it's also used a lot in place of in-person court appearances too.

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It's last call for Skype as the once-popular video calling app shuts down [View all] BumRushDaShow May 6 OP

I don't like teams Puppyjive May 6 #1

Neither does my husband, nor any of his colleagues. Oopsie Daisy May 6 #2

I still miss AIM Polybius May 6 #8

Or BumRushDaShow May 6 #13

Technically, ICQ is still around Polybius May 6 #17

I used to use USENET back in the early '90s (that later was coverted to "Google Groups" ) BumRushDaShow May 6 #18

Even though Skype is going away, the genericized verb "to-Skype" will be with us for much longer. Oopsie Daisy May 6 #3

But even "to Skype" has been supplanted by BumRushDaShow May 6 #4

Yep... I always think of skype-ing as being one-on-one and a personal call with friends/family * Oopsie Daisy May 6 #6

"Yep... I always think of skype-ing as being one-on-one and a personal call with friends/family " BumRushDaShow May 6 #7

Indeed... I've had so many "Hey! Let's facetime!" requests from family members but * Oopsie Daisy May 6 #10

LOL BumRushDaShow May 6 #11

Thank you!!! Oopsie Daisy May 6 #16

Skype was obsolete Cne99999 May 6 #5

It wasn't obsolete for me Puppyjive May 6 #9

I used Skype bdamomma May 7 #19

i have teams as only as a stop gap. hate the interface . AllaN01Bear May 6 #12

"i dont use zoom as it costs $$$$$$$" BumRushDaShow May 6 #15

It was a godsend for us and we taught hundreds (thousands?) to use it to connect with family. SharonAnn May 6 #14