Skype has been shut down by its owner Microsoft today. It comes more than two decades after its inital launch in 2003. Skype was among the most popular chat services across the globe until the rise of Viber, WhatsApp and, later, Zoom. Host Carolyn Beeler speaks with Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai, a senior writer with TechCrunch, about the rise of Skype and why it was it was so innovative at the time of its launch.
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