After 22 years, video calling platform Skype is shutting down.

After its inception, to ‘skype’ became a verb – and it was the go-to service for many years.

That is... until Covid-19 and Zoom took over.

So how has something once thought to be so innovative become so obsolete?

Who decides what apps and sites we migrate to – and looking to the future, what could be the next big bang – or bust?

Today on The Front Page, Victoria University of Wellington professor of information systems, Alex Richter joins us to discuss the fickle world of tech.

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After 22 years, video calling platform Skype is shutting down.
After its inception, to &lsquo;skype&rsquo; became a verb &ndash; and it was the go-to service for many years.
That is... until Covid-19 and Zoom took over.
So how has something once thought to be so innovative become so obsolete?
Who decides what apps and sites we migrate to &ndash; and looking to the future, what could be the next big bang &ndash; or bust?
Today on The Front Page, Victoria University of Wellington professor of information systems, Alex Richter joins us to discuss the fickle world of tech.
Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.
Host: Chelsea Daniels Sound Engineer/Producer: Richard Martin Producer: Ethan Sills

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Keeping up to date with the news just became a little easier. Available every weekday at 5am, tune in as Chelsea Daniels chats with the journalists and newsmakers, going behind the headlines to break down what you need to know on the biggest stories of the day.

As Skype shuts down, who decides what tech is on top? 

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