After two decades of connecting the world, Skype is signing off for good. Microsoft has announced that the pioneering internet calling service will officially shut down on May 5, 2025, marking the ...

FILE - This photo shows the icon for Microsoft's Skype app on a smartphone in New York, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it ...

Microsoft was too busy adding emoji and trying to compete with the rise of WhatsApp, FaceTime, Snapchat, and Facebook ...

Online auction site eBay acquired Skype in 2005 for approximately US$2.6 billion, but the expected synergies never panned out, and in 2009, eBay sold a majority stake to a group of investors, who then ...

MICROSOFT has vowed to kill off Skype forever, ending a 22-year run for the legendary chat app. Skype was a massive hit in the noughties – but eventually faced stiff competition from rivals like ...

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In a latest move, Microsoft, which acquired Skype in 2011 for a whopping $8.5 billion, has announced that it will sunset Skype in May 2025. Skype, a pioneer and a game-changer when it was launched ...

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Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s.

Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet calling service it bought almost 14 years ago for $8.5 billion. Users are set to be invited to switch to Teams before the service is turned off in May.