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.
Why Microsoft is killing off Skype and sending it to the tech graveyard
Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that it was killing off Skype, one of the first services to offer phone and video calls over the internet. Skype was a vestige of the early-2000s tech boom and bust, and its current users will be transitioned over to free accounts on Microsoft Teams — the company’s preferred videoconferencing and workplace-communications tool,
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 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.
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,
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 To Kill Consumer Skype, But The Brand Still Lives For Some
Microsoft is stopping Skype Credit and other paid Skype offers to new customers. Current users can leverage Skype Credits and subscriptions until the end of the next renewal period. Even after May 5, the Skype Dial Pad will remain available to remaining paid users from within Teams and the Skype web portal.
Microsoft Is Shutting Down Skype To Focus on Its Teams Application
Software giant Microsoft on Friday announced that it will be shutting down video-chat service Skype, which it purchased for $8.5 billion in 2011, on May 5.
Skype to shut down 14 years after Microsoft’s $8.5 billion purchase
Microsoft Corp. is signaling the end of the line for the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought in 2011. It is offering to move users to Teams.
Microsoft to Shut Down Skype: Farewell to the 'Rotary Phone' of Communications
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the service that once helped put video calling on the map. The company announced on Friday it is retiring Skype in May as part of a broader effort to focus on Microsoft Teams,
Microsoft to permanently shut down Skype after buying it for $8.5 billion
Microsoft announced on Friday it will shutter the once-popular video calling service Skype in May and encouraged users to adopt a free version of its Teams service. The service will shut down roughly 14 years after Microsoft purchased it for $8.
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End of an Era: Microsoft Pulls the Final Plug on Skype, a Pioneer of Connection
Microsoft announces the end of Skype era on May 5, directing users to Teams for a modern communication experience.