Great post . Skype was a great product, I don't find that any of the newer competitors match its simplicity or quality from the early days. Plus it helped me connect with family from afar so it has an emotional meaning. I have similar feelings about Yahoo! which had a line-up of fantastic and ahead-of-their-time products (a blog platform, a messenger with games that still beats any IM out there etc). Would be curious to hear your thoughts on the Yahoo! story too!
Same. Skype has a deep emotional connect for many people. It was the first app that allowed you to feel close to family despite being thousands of miles apart.
The skype ringtone is still memorable (and might never be forgotten)
+1 on Yahoo. Their suite of products kind of did everything one needed.
I might do a story on Yahoo too. Thanks for the idea.
Great post . Skype was a great product, I don't find that any of the newer competitors match its simplicity or quality from the early days. Plus it helped me connect with family from afar so it has an emotional meaning. I have similar feelings about Yahoo! which had a line-up of fantastic and ahead-of-their-time products (a blog platform, a messenger with games that still beats any IM out there etc). Would be curious to hear your thoughts on the Yahoo! story too!
Same. Skype has a deep emotional connect for many people. It was the first app that allowed you to feel close to family despite being thousands of miles apart.
The skype ringtone is still memorable (and might never be forgotten)
+1 on Yahoo. Their suite of products kind of did everything one needed.
I might do a story on Yahoo too. Thanks for the idea.
Loved it. I read and read it again :)
Lessons learnt was most enlightening part, I could resonate so well.
Thanks so much Viren for the kind words. Very happy to know it resonated with you.
Lovely article Sid. Great encapsulation of the end-to-end product journey of Skype.
Thanks so much Ashish. Means the world.