So did Skype recently get more broken (Terribad, awful, shocking)? Is it possible?

[Kauket]

just block https://apps.skype.com in network and sharing center>internet properties, that'll stop it loading it, which should free some memory.

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[n00bl3t]

Using downgraded versions as far as it will allow you to connect without upgrading seems to be the solution if you can't buy more memory/processing power.

I've noticed that Skype is less laggy for me, but also more memory intensive over the years.

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Anything I say is not intended as offensive, and to try and deliberately misinterpret it as such would be an attempt at trolling via misrepresentation.

It's not a conspiracy, it's localised bias. They're not intelligent enough to form a conspiracy.