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Skype, Microsoft and Iconic App

USA TODAY on MSN · 9h

'RIP Skype:' How the once-popular messaging app will be remembered

The video chat service will officially be phased out by Microsoft on May 5. Here's how users are remembering it.

CNET on MSN · 10h

Microsoft Hangs Up on Skype: Iconic App Shuts Down After 23 Years

As the pioneering video-calling service shuts down, Microsoft urges users to switch to Teams for similar features.

PCMag on MSN · 15h

Microsoft Shuts Down Skype, Shifts Users to Teams

"Goodbye Skype, hello Teams," the Skype website now reads. Those who still have an active subscription and Skype Credits can use the Skype Dial Pad to make calls to landlines and mobile numbers. Original Story 2/28: Farewell,

Internet says goodbye to Skype, and thanks for all the calls

The Washington Post on MSN · 11h

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 early values of the open internet: It was mostly free, had a user-friendly interface and made it easier for people to connect across the world. In its heyday, Skype had over 300 million users.

Android Authority · 17h

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.

WMBD Peoria on MSN · 1h

Goodbye, Skype: Once-popular video calling service shuts down for good

(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 iconic Skype ringer one last time,” another urged, adding a clip of the bubbly, slick tone.

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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 ...

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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.

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Skype, the pioneering video chat service, is officially gone

Skype launched in 2003 and added video functionality to calls in 2005, a major innovation at the time. Microsoft officially ...

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Skype dead at 22

Microsoft has finally put the venerable voice software to rest. Today, Microsoft shuttered Skype. The 22 year old ...

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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 Shutsdown after 21 years of connecting people worldwide: Interesting facts

After 21 years of redefining global communication, Skype is officially gone offline. Once a pioneer in video and voice ...

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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 ...

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RIP Skype. Born: 2003. Died: today.

Shut down by Microsoft, the beloved video chat app is leaving behind a very different world than the one it gave birth to.

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Internet says goodbye to Skype, and thanks for all the calls

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