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.

Skype may be on its way out, but GroupMe — once purchased by Skype — is still going strong. Microsoft just announced a new Copilot integration for GroupMe.

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

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online.

With Skype on the way out, Microsoft has officially pointed people toward Teams. But by the time Skype support ends in May, Teams will have already lost a feature.Starting in April 2025, also known as ...

The decline was partly because Skype's underlying technology was not suited for the smartphone era. When the pandemic and work-from-home fueled the need for online business calls, Microsoft batted for ...

Skype, the video-calling service that had hundreds of millions of users, is closing in May, its owner Microsoft has said. It ...

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 ...