REDMOND, Wash. — Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011. The tech giant said Friday it will retire Skype in May and shift some of its services to ...

Microsoft is doing away with video-calling service Skype in favor of its newer video chat counterpart, Teams, according to an announcement from the software company. Skype will be sunsetted on May 5, ...

After over two decades of serving the world with its video calling services, Microsoft is now sunsetting one of the most famous platforms in the world, Skype, which popularized this type of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Microsoft has announced that Skype will officially retire on May 5, ...

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. Ticker: Judge bars Arizona from ...

Skype, the pioneering online video calling service that has been around for more than two decades, will go offline for good after Monday. Microsoft, which owns Skype, announced in February that the ...

Microsoft is introducing SlimCore optimization for Teams in virtual desktop environments, replacing older HDX WebRTC methods on Windows endpoints. Citrix, Omnissa Horizon, and Azure Virtual Desktop ...

One of the most widely used online calling services will soon reach its end after a 21-year run. Microsoft said Friday that it will shut down Skype in early May, with users encouraged to move to the ...

Skype was a widely-used calling service that launched in the 2000s, providing people with another option to talk without a phone carrier. Microsoft said it is shutting down Skype in the next couple of ...

Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype video call and messaging service will be shut down in May, 14 years after replacing the Windows Live Messenger. A reader contacted BleepingComputer, and shared ...

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