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RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything
At its peak, Skype was enormous. In 2009, The New York Times reported the app had 405 million users, and accounted for 8 ...
The internet says goodbye to Skype, and thanks for all the calls
The decision to scrap Skype, announced in March, caps a remarkable 21-year run for a software that for many embodied the ...
RIP Skype
Shut down by Microsoft, the beloved video chat app is leaving behind a very different world than the one it gave birth to.
Skype shuts down today, marking the end of an internet era
Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype today and urging users to migrate to Microsoft Teams as its replacement.
Skype dead at 22
Microsoft has finally put the venerable voice software to rest. Today, Microsoft shuttered Skype. The 22 year old ...
Long-distance romance and closure from husband's death - your memories of Skype
At first they were friends, but after Weng returned to Macau, romance blossomed over months of Skype chats and visits to see ...
Farewell to Skype, the Technology That Changed My Life
Skype, however, is as dead as the dire wolf. Deader, probably, because nobody is trying to figure out how to bring Skype back. My mother was born before humans discovered how to use antibiotics and ...
Skype Shut Down: Who will replace Skype and what happens to your personal data? See all alternatives to Microsoft’s platform
Skype will stop operating from May 5, 2025. Microsoft has replaced it with Teams Free. Users can log in using Skype ...