In addition to Microsoft Teams, there are a few other options for users looking for an alternative to Skype. WhatsApp is a popular app owned by Meta, the same company that owns Facebook and Instagram.

It’s the end of an era. Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May and replacing it with the free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers. Existing Skype users will be able to log in to the ...

Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype, the pioneering Internet telecommunications and video call platform it bought nearly 14 years ago for $8.5 billion. "We will be retiring Skype in May 2025 to ...

Microsoft Teams gets an enhanced spell checker TechRadar noted that Microsoft updated one of its planned features on the Microsoft 365 Roadmap. The Roadmap is a handy way of taking a peek into ...

In addition to Microsoft Teams, there are a few other options for users looking for an alternative to Skype. WhatsApp is a popular app owned by Meta, the same company that owns Facebook and Instagram.

Microsoft says: “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 … ...

Microsoft, which acquired the messaging and calling app 14 years ago, said it will be retiring it from active duty on May 5 to double down on Teams. Skype users have 10 weeks to decide what they ...

Microsoft debuted Teams in 2016 and has grown it to become one of the industry’s most popular workplace platforms, with more than 320 million users. Now, the company will double down on its ...

That'll be Microsoft Teams, a much more business-oriented social app. As spotted by XDA, the latest Skype preview has a single line of code saying "Starting in May, Skype will no longer be available".

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 ...