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Microsoft shuts down Skype after 22 years, shifting users to Teams
Microsoft is no longer offering Skype and is helping its users make the transition to Teams as the service officially retires ...
Skype, the pioneering video chat service, is officially gone
Microsoft officially discontinued its long-running communications platform Skype on Monday, ending the service after more ...
Microsoft to close Skype on Monday
Skype debuted in 2003 and was an early disruptor in online communications, but Microsoft says it's time to close Skype and ...
The internet says goodbye to Skype, and thanks for all the calls
The decision to scrap Skype, announced in March, caps a remarkable 21-year run for a software that for many embodied the ...
Skype is shutting down today — these are the best alternatives
After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down. Microsoft, ...
RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything
At its peak, Skype was enormous. In 2009, The New York Times reported the app had 405 million users, and accounted for 8 ...
RIP Skype
Shut down by Microsoft, the beloved video chat app is leaving behind a very different world than the one it gave birth to.
Skype shuts down today: Here's what happens to your account and data
The video-calling platform, founded by a group of engineers in 2003, was purchased by Microsoft for $8.5 billion.