[Maru]

I used Skype a lot to chat and speak to people abroad and to a lesser extent, locally. It's not what we primarily use for calls among the people I know the US. It was always the "messenger" programs that people used. I've used LINE for over a decade now and it has an audio/video feature and I use that for abroad now. I use Telegram for chat/video calls with family just because video quality is still questionable at times over mobile in the US. Dedicated services are still superior. The one benefit Skype did have is you could subscribe to have a phone number or you could call a landline with it.

I've had 365 Family forever also and they just pushed us to an AI plan and added a price increase, so lots of changes at MS of late. I went in and changed it back to a plan without classic and now am back to what we were paying. I have zero need for that garbage.