Microsoft tried to integrate Skype into Windows, but the writing may have been on the wall once Microsoft launched Teams as a Slack competitor in 2017 — though Teams began strictly as a chat app ...

If you do move to Microsoft Teams, there’s one big part of Skype that’s disappearing, though. Microsoft is removing the telephony parts that allow you to call domestic or international numbers ...

May 5th is the last day for Skype. Microsoft plans to remove the service from its platform, encouraging everyone to move to Microsoft Teams. The end of an incredible legacy is drawing near.

While Microsoft declined to share the latest user figures for Skype with Reuters, the company said there would be no job cuts due to the move and that Teams has about 320 million monthly active users.

Microsoft confirms it's shutting down Skype, but it has a plan to ease your transition to Teams. Written by Lance Whitney, Contributor March 3, 2025 at 6:35 a.m. PT Reviewed by Elyse Betters Picaro ...

On Friday, Microsoft announced that the 21-year-old calling and messaging service will shut down May 5. The software company is encouraging Skype users to migrate to its free Teams app. Skype won ...

Microsoft is officially retiring Skype on May 5, ending the app’s two-decade run as a pioneer in video calling. The move signals Microsoft’s full shift toward Teams, its all-in-one messaging ...

Founded in 2003, Skype was acquired two years later by eBay for $2.6 billion. eBay sold a majority stake to investors in 2009, and Microsoft bought the company in 2011.

Why is Skype Shutting Down? Skype, which Microsoft acquired for $8.5 billion back in 2011, has struggled to maintain relevance in the face of competition from apps like Zoom, WhatsApp, and FaceTime.

Skype, the pioneering and once ubiquitous free video calling service, will be history come May. It was so popular that people used it as a verb: "I'll Skype you in the morning." Microsoft, which ...

Skype will remain online until May 5th, so existing users will have around 60 days to decide whether they want to switch to Microsoft Teams or export their data. “If they do want to come to ...

Microsoft Teams Free is not a good Skype replacement. Teams Free is not casual-friendly, the app is awkward, and there's a 60-min cap on group calling ...