After $8.5B purchase more than a decade ago, Microsoft is shutting down Skype
Microsoft announced last week that it would be shutting down the video call platform Skype, almost 14 years after it purchased the company for $8.5 billion.
Skype's last call set for 5 May as Microsoft retires it for Microsoft Teams
Microsoft will be shutting down Skype, the company's telecommunications application, on 5 May 2025. In a statement on Friday (28 February), president of Microsoft 365 collaborative apps Jeff Teper said the company will be retiring Skype to focus on Microsoft Teams, its modern communications and collaboration hub.
Microsoft shutting down Skype in May after 21 years
It’s last call for Skype, as Microsoft announces the audio and video platform is shutting down in May. User have been encouraged to switch over to Microsoft Teams Free.
Microsoft says it will shutter Skype in May, focus resources on Teams
Microsoft announced on Friday that it will be retiring Skype in May and putting all of its video conferencing resources into Microsoft Teams.
End Of An Era As Microsoft Shutters Skype
Microsoft said today it will be retiring the original free internet calling app Skype in May and migrating customers to Microsoft Teams.
Microsoft is retiring once-popular video app Skype to focus on Teams
Microsoft said that users will have the choice to either move to Microsoft Teams for free, or export their data from Skype.
Skype announces it will close in May
It said: "Starting in May 2025, Skype will no longer be available. "Over the coming days you can sign in to Microsoft Teams Free with your Skype account to stay connected with all your chats and contacts.
Microsoft to shut down Skype in May, XDA reports
Microsoft (MSFT) is shutting down Skype in May, with users encouraged to switch to using Teams for calls and chats, XDA’s Rich Woods reports.
Skype is shutting down after two decades
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s.
Microsoft to Retire Skype in May -- Update
Microsoft is retiring Skype in May, telling users to move to Microsoft Teams 14 years after acquiring the legacy video-conferencing platform. When Microsoft bought the voice and video call company in 2011 for $8.
Microsoft’s Skype confirms it will no longer be available starting in May
Skype said via X, the platform formerly known as Twitter: “Starting in May 2025, Skype will no longer be available. Over the
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