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Babbage's avatar

So much nostalgia! I wonder if Skype being presented as a 'voice first' ie synchronous first service harmed its prospects. WhatsApp won as it provided 'the best' SMS alternative and that's what people wanted. Of course Zoom / Teams have given new life to synchronous interactions now.

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Jon Metzler's avatar

This phone booth in Toyama basically embodies the phone booth described in this post

https://substack.com/profile/11111028-jon-metzler/note/c-125654719?r=6m5bo&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=notes-share-action

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