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People have been mad at Skype many years already if you follow forums on the net. When people get mad enough they search alternatives and then Skype isn't a problem any more.



I don't know what is their market share but I think the google trend chart is pretty explicit

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=s...

Acquisition in 2012.


Wasn't it acquired in 2011?


Correct, sorry


Sound theory, but it's been 8 years since the acquisition and Skype is still very much a problem!


Yes, it's good in market theory. Reality is sadly different even on the open market.




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