Microsoft will shut down Skype soon, following years of falling usage due to competition from apps such as WhatsApp and Zoom.

REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011. The tech ...

Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the service that once helped put video calling on the map. The company announced on Friday ...

This morning, Microsoft has confirmed to Ars that it's true. May 5, 2025, will mark the end of Skype's long run.

Microsoft is pivoting to support Teams instead. Microsoft 365 head Jeff Teper encouraged Skype users to migrate their Skype ...

Skype, the Microsoft-owned service that popularized making calls over the internet, is hanging up for good. In May, Microsoft ...

Microsoft Corp. is signaling the end of the line for the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought in 2011. It is ...

Skype was surpassed by smartphone-native communication apps and Zoom video calls. When Microsoft tried to stretch the Skype ...

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

After over 22 years of being in service, Skype will be finally closing down on May 5, this year. Its replacement? That'll be ...

Microsoft said that in the coming days, it will give Skype users the option to move to Teams for free, as well as the ...

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