The European Commission said Friday it’s started a so-called market test of Microsoft’s proposal to sell Teams separately and to improve interoperability with competing services. The move ...

Long-Running EU Antitrust Case of Microsoft Teams Appears to Be Nearing an End BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union regulators will seek public comment on proposed changes from Microsoft for Teams ...

But Microsoft wanted - and still wants - it to be a Thing People Want To Use, which ultimately led to Skype taking a back seat as its features were gradually cannibalized to improve Teams.

Microsoft, which acquired Skype in 2011 has retired the platform and have been encouraging users to transition to Microsoft Teams — a platform which is said to be more suited to modern ...

Users accessing any of Skype’s services will now be encouraged to use Microsoft Teams instead. Microsoft originally bought Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011 to replace its own Windows Live ...

Before Zoom, Google Meet, or Microsoft Teams, Skype had been a pioneer in internet-based calling and video conferencing. Founded by Estonian developers Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis in 2003 ...

With this closure, both free and paid Skype users, as well the Skype for Business users, will be migrated into Microsoft Teams, which offers similar features and more. Existing Skype users simply ...

and Microsoft's own Teams platform gained traction. Teams has since grown to 320 million monthly users, far surpassing Skype's remaining user base. The company's decision to discontinue Skype is ...

Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May 2025, urging users to migrate to Microsoft Teams. This move streamlines communication services, focusing on Teams' enhanced collaboration features.

Owner Microsoft had announced the move in February, encouraging Skype users to migrate to its communications app Teams. "As we say goodbye to Skype, we want to thank our incredible community.

Software giant Microsoft shut down Skype on Monday, 5 May 2025 and is directing users to switch to its Slack rival, Microsoft Teams. News that Microsoft was planning to shut down Skype first leaked at ...