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Some have reported notifications as frequently as once per hour, according toNeowin.

Turning off Skype notifications is not an option, as doing so would remove core functionality of the app.

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The prompt about video chatting anyone is the same category of notification as receiving a call or message.

Skype is sending this notification once per day.

For a communications app to abuse notifications in this way is unconscionable.

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Of course I cant turn them off.

I just have to endure the abuse.

Absolute shame on Skype and Microsoft.

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“We will update you on the progress and when the fix is in place.”

Many members of our team, including myself, have beencritical of Skypein the past.

Studying how Microsoft mishandled Skype over the years is a crash course on how to ruin a once-popular system.

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Microsoft spamming notifications about new features is an annoyance that may push people over the edge.

If issues like this one drive a few people away from Skype, their friend groups will likely follow.

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