And So Dies The *Ad-Free* Skype Experience... (At Least, On Windows)
March 07, 2011
And for the very first time, this is one feature I am very glad is NOT yet available in the Mac client!
Here's what they say it will look like (image from Skype's blog):
Sure, in Skype's blog post, they have a whole bullet list of "details" about this new program, and do note this:
The ads won’t interrupt your Skype experience. You won’t suddenly see annoying pop-up ads or flashy banner ads in middle of conversations.
But still... we've been ad-free for 7 years of Skype usage.
I do realize that Skype is trying to add a great number of people, do an IPO, pay for their funky new office, etc. And I get that they can't necessarily pay for all that purely on the revenue from the small percentage of people who pay for actual services.
But still... we've been ad-free for 7 years of Skype usage.
And I do realize that the vast majority of users are getting the Skype service for free and so having advertising in the client should be a small price to pay for what is still a free service. (Full disclosure: I am a paying Skype customer.) And I do realize that pretty much every other desktop client in the world has some form of in-client advertising.
But still... we've been ad-free for 7 years of Skype usage.
And yes, we should probably just suck it up and accept that we've had 7 great years of no advertising inside of Skype... and that this day was bound to come.
But still... (you get the idea)
R.I.P., Advertising-free Skype!
P.S. Oh, and Skype team... believe me when I say that I will NOT whine and complain if you never bring this "feature" over to the Mac :-)
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