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.
Why Microsoft is hanging up on Skype this May
Microsoft has announced that it is shutting down Skype this may, 14 years after it purchased the conferencing platform in 2011.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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 pulling the plug on Skype after buying it 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.
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 ...
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Skype to shut down in May says Microsoft
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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 ...