Skype was a revolutionary video-conferencing platform that paved the way for apps like Zoom, Google Meet, and WhatsApp. For those unaware or who don't recall, Microsoft purchased Skype back in 2011 to ...

Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that it was killing off Skype, one of the first services to offer phone and video calls over the internet. Skype was a vestige of the early-2000s tech boom and bust, and ...

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Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, 2025, after 14 years of service, transitioning users to Microsoft Teams. Users can transfer their Skype data to Teams until January 2026, though recent data ...

LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now? Microsoft’s shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype, which Microsoft ...

Microsoft's Skype has finally shut down, concluding its 22-year tenure as the once-dominant internet calling and messaging service. Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion in what was then ...

(NEXSTAR) – After a 21-year run, the once widely-used video chat app Skype is now officially a memory, as of May 5. “Rest in peace, Skype,” one person wrote on X. “You served us well.” “Listen to that ...

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Pioneer video-calling site Skype is shutting down on Monday after 23 years as other popular apps like Microsoft Teams and Zoom have swiped market share in recent years. Users of Microsoft-owned Skype ...

Today is the official shutdown day for Skype, Microsoft's long-running internet-enabled phone call and messaging service. Originally announced in February, the shutdown happened Monday, the end of an ...

Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never had a chance. Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never ...

Skype is no more, as Microsoft is retiring the once-popular video calling service on Monday. Shutting down Skype will help the software giant focus on its homegrown Teams service by simplifying its ...