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	Podcast:		The Front Page
	Episode:		'Not that loyal': Why users abandon once-dominant platforms like Skype, MySpace
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:20:00
	Publish Date:		2025-05-07 17:00:00
	Description:		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. 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 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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