Skype is among the world’s most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn’t see the Covid bump that Zoom did.

Microsoft confirmed Friday that it is officially retiring Skype in May and consolidating its consumer communication offerings into Microsoft Teams.

After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down. Microsoft, ...

Microsoft has announced its videoconferencing application - which launched in August 2003 - will retire on Monday, May 5, ...

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Skype will ring for the last time on May 5 as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders.

It relied on VOIP, voice over internet protocol, technology that converts audio into a digital signal transmitted online. Skype added video calls after online retailer eBay bought the service in 2005.

Even after the platform shuts down in May, the Skype Dial Pad will be available to paid users within Teams. Eli Tan is a reporter covering the technology industry and a member of the 2024-25 Times ...

By the time eBay announced a plan to buy Skype Technologies SA for $2.6 billion in 2005, the user count had reached 54 million, and Skype was anticipating $60 million in annual revenue ...