Dennis Gorelik

Today my Skype Classic client showed me "Dead End" message:
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Update Skype today.
It looks like Skype hasn't been updated for some time. It's free, only takes a minute and comes with the latest features and security updates.

What happens if I don't update now?

The next time you sign out or restart your computer, you'll need to update Skype before you can sign back in.[Learn more]

[Update Skype] [Quit]
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Restarting Skype no longer helps: 5 seconds after the start Skype shows the same "Dead End" popup again.

Unfortunately I cannot find a good alternative to this deteriorating Skype client.

Discord has good audio, but Discord UI is worse than even UI of the new Skype version 8.34.0.78
Discord screen sharing resolution is only 720px horizontally.
Better resolution costs $10/month ("Nitro" plan).
Discord does not support phone calls and does not support "universal" connections (Discord only supports connections through one of "servers").

See also:
1) Annoying Skype update popup
2) Skype discontinued
3) Microsoft keeps trying to kill Skype Classic