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.
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.
Microsoft is shutting down Skype after a 21-year run. Here's how it lost out to video call rivals
Skype is among the world’s most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn’t see the Covid bump that Zoom did.
The End Of Skype As We Know It: Microsoft Plans Shutdown And Teams Migration
Skype was popular for connecting people via voice and video, but its journey is ending. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that Skype will be replaced by Microsoft Teams in May 2025. 14 years after its acquisition by Microsoft,
Microsoft is shutting down Skype after buying it 14 years ago for $8.5 billion
Microsoft will soon switch off Skype, a pioneering telecom and video call platform that emerged from the rubble of the dotcom era.
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 Will Shut Down on May 5, As Microsoft Shifts to Teams
Microsoft is pivoting to support Teams instead. Microsoft 365 head Jeff Teper encouraged Skype users to migrate their Skype contacts to Teams.
Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams
Skype will be retired on May 5th, and existing users will need to export their data or migrate to Teams.
End nears for internet calling pioneer Skype as Microsoft plans shutdown
Skype was an a pioneer in live video-calling that was bought by Microsoft in 2011, but was later overtaken by competing services.
Microsoft to Close Skype, Shift Users to Teams
Skype, the Microsoft-owned service that popularized making calls over the internet, is hanging up for good. In May, Microsoft will shut down Skype, which it bought in 2011 for $8.5 billion in what at the time was the biggest acquisition in the tech titan’s history.
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