I intended installing Skype on an Android tablet, but the download from Google Play wouldn't install without me setting up an account and putting in payment card details. Despite the promise that "we won't take payments from the card unless you use xxx" (where xxx is some non-free service) I declined to proceed. It looked like a phishing scam to me. Was it?
I have Skype (admittedly an old version) on my laptop Windoze PC. That doesn't demand money with menaces .
When did Skype (if it was indeed the real Skype) start this trick of asking for card details in advance of installation? Did it coincide with Microsoft buying up Skype?
I have Skype (admittedly an old version) on my laptop Windoze PC. That doesn't demand money with menaces .
When did Skype (if it was indeed the real Skype) start this trick of asking for card details in advance of installation? Did it coincide with Microsoft buying up Skype?