Isra Fejzullaj

2 months ago | restofworld.org | Isra Fejzullaj |Rina Chandran |Michael Zelenko

Skype, the online video-calling service, is shutting down in May after more than two decades of service. For those of a certain generation, Skype changed everything. Before it launched in 2003, making international calls 📱 was prohibitively expensive and few viable digital alternatives existed. Skype offered users a cheap and easy way to call anyone in the world, skirting the draconian landline industry.