US EditionMicrosoft Hangs Up on Skype: Iconic App Shuts Down After 23 Years
- Microsoft shut down the Skype video and voice calling app on May 5, 2025, after 23 years of service worldwide.
- Microsoft retired Skype to focus on its modern communications platform, Microsoft Teams, aiming to streamline consumer communication tools.
- Skype launched in 2003, was acquired by eBay in 2005 for $2.6 billion, and later purchased by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion.
- Skype's user base declined from over 300 million at its peak to roughly 36 million monthly users by 2023 amid competition from Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams.
- Microsoft urged users to migrate their chats and contacts seamlessly to the free version of Teams, signaling a shift toward unified communication services.
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End Of An Era: Skype Officially Shuts Down * 100PercentFedUp.com * by Anthony T
The once popular video messaging service Skype has officially shut down. Microsoft, the owner of Skype, shut down its services so users could it’s alternative video calling service Microsoft Teams. The move by Microsoft came suddenly and left Skype users just 24 hours to save their contacts. In recent years, Skype users dwindled exponentially as Zoom and Microsoft Teams have taken the market share by storm. Skype has officially shut down pic.tw…
End Of An Era: Skype Officially Shuts Down
The once popular video messaging service Skype has officially shut down. Microsoft, the owner of Skype, shut down its services so users could it’s alternative video calling service Microsoft Teams. The move by Microsoft came suddenly and left Skype users just 24 hours to save their contacts. In recent years, Skype users dwindled exponentially as Zoom and Microsoft Teams have taken the market share by storm. Skype has officially shut down pic.tw…
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. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Luxembourg, Microsoft-owned Skype has been credited with making video calls easy and affordable for millions of people.…
The War On Internet Phone Calls
Today Microsoft shut down Skype, a company that helped revolutionize phone calls online. To commemorate the death of Skype, we're running a recent "Pessimist's Archive" article on the history of internet calls, and how it almost wasn't allowed. If you're not already, you should subscribe to the Pessimist's Archive. It used to cost money to…
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