Skype was a revolutionary video-conferencing platform that paved the way for apps like Zoom, Google Meet, and WhatsApp. For those unaware or who don't recall, Microsoft purchased Skype back in 2011 to ...

LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now? Microsoft’s shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype, which Microsoft ...

We are gathered here today to mourn the passing of a much-loved friend who was cruelly taken from us at the tender age of 21 and cut down in the prime of life by an uncaring stepparent. I’m talking ...

(NEXSTAR) – After a 21-year run, the once widely-used video chat app Skype is now officially a memory, as of May 5. “Rest in peace, Skype,” one person wrote on X. “You served us well.” “Listen to that ...

Pioneer video-calling site Skype is shutting down on Monday after 23 years as other popular apps like Microsoft Teams and Zoom have swiped market share in recent years. Users of Microsoft-owned Skype ...

Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never had a chance. Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never ...

Today, Microsoft shuttered Skype. The 22 year old telecommunications program is survived by its many successors, including the detestable Microsoft Teams. Skype was first released in 2003, and was ...

All good things come to an end. Jeff Teper, president of collaborative apps and platforms at Microsoft, revealed in a Feb. 28 blog post that the company would be retiring the service in order to ...

Before there was Zoom, Skype was the dominant internet-based phone and video service for the masses. After 22 years of service (14 years under Microsoft), customers were shocked to learn that ...

Microsoft has announced that Skype will officially retire on May 5, 2025, marking the end of the once-dominant video-calling platform. The company is suggesting users transition to Microsoft Teams ...

Skype has for decades been a the go-to calling app for many. Well, it’s time to move on, because Microsoft is shuttering the popular app in May and moving users to Microsoft Teams. If that sounds ...

It’s official: Skype is dead. The long-lived (by internet standards) voice-over-internet app has been put out to pasture by parent company Microsoft. Though Skype was once considered the way to call ...