On Sun, 22 June 2014, at 5:53 pm, Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote: > … without audio skype would lose its core functionality > - i.e. making voice calls? I guess someone may only use it for IM chat, but > that I would think is an edge use case. Most people I know would use it for > voice and perhaps video calls.
Microsoft migrated their entire IM network - MSN Messenger - to Skype. These users now have no choice but to use Skype for their text-only instant messaging - either that, or migrate to a different network again, but their friends are all on this one. Stroller.