I wouldn't say it's the next big thing as it's been around for a few years?

It's certainly handy as I have mates overseas that I speak to [and see ] on it. But it seems to shit itself with Vista so I always uninstall it after I've caught up - unless there's a new version in the last month?.

If you're only bothered about FREE skype to skype stuff, MSN Messenger seems to do the same trick for most people.