Veteran video call app Skype will apparently be fully switched off by May this year, according to a string of code in the ...

When Skype debuted in 2003, it was the first time I remember feeling that an individual app—and not just the broader internet—was radically disrupting communications. Thanks to its implementation of ...

After being around for what seems like forever, it's finally the end of the road for Microsoft's video conferencing and communications app Skype. On February 28, 2025, Jeff Teper, President of ...

As Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) bids farewell to Skype today, May 5, the move marks not just the end of an internet era but a major turning point in the company's communication strategy — and ...

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 ...

Skype has for decades been a the go-to calling app for many. Well, it’s time to move on, because Microsoft is shuttering the popular app in May and moving users to Microsoft Teams. If that sounds ...

Microsoft is officially getting rid of Skype as of May 5 and encouraging its users to pick Teams once and for all. In its announcement, the company stated that the move will allow it to "streamline ...

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Microsoft shut down Skype, the internet-based phone and video call service, on Monday, 14 years after the tech company bought it for $8.5 billion. Microsoft announced in February that Skype users ...

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 ...