Microsoft announced that it is halting service for its Skype telecommunications and video calling services on May 5, 2025.

Founded in 2003, Skype became one of the most popular video call platforms. Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for $8.5bn after ...

Microsoft said that users will have the choice to either move to Microsoft Teams for free, or export their data from Skype.

It’s last call for Skype, as Microsoft announces the audio and video platform is shutting down in May. User have been ...

Skype was popular for connecting people via voice and video, but its journey is ending. Yesterday, Microsoft announced that ...

Microsoft announced on Friday that it will be retiring Skype in May and putting all of its video conferencing resources into ...

Microsoft is officially retiring Skype, the platform once popular for making calls and messaging, and redirecting users to ...

Skype was an a pioneer in live video-calling that was bought by Microsoft in 2011, but was later overtaken by competing ...

Microsoft is pivoting to support Teams instead. Microsoft 365 head Jeff Teper encouraged Skype users to migrate their Skype ...

Skype will "no longer be available" to use starting in May, the company confirmed on X, telling users that their log-in information can be used on Microsoft Teams' free tier in the "coming days." ...

Microsoft Corp. is signaling the end of the line for the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought in 2011. It is ...

The application will close down in May, as Microsoft seeks “to streamline our free consumer communications offerings so we can more easily adapt to customer needs,” said Jeff Teper ...