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End nears for internet calling pioneer Skype as Microsoft plans shutdown
Skype was an a pioneer in live video-calling that was bought by Microsoft in 2011, but was later overtaken by competing services.
Skype Will Shut Down on May 5, As Microsoft Shifts to Teams
Microsoft is pivoting to support Teams instead. Microsoft 365 head Jeff Teper encouraged Skype users to migrate their Skype contacts to Teams.
Microsoft Plans to Kill Skype, but Did It Ever Truly Live?
Continue your calls and chats in Teams.” That explicitly spells out the plans for Skype’s deprecation in favor of Microsoft’s main-line voice and video chat software. In an email statement, the company told Gizmodo that Microsoft is ending the service on May 5.
Say goodbye to Skype: Microsoft reportedly shutting it down soon
Microsoft users who still rely on Skype may soon have to find a different chat and calling service. A message inside the latest preview of Skype for Windows warns that the app will be retired in May.
Not Just Skype: Microsoft Is Killing This 34-Year-Old App, Too
Microsoft Publisher's capabilities are also available on Word and PowerPoint, so the company is removing the app from 365 subscriptions. Here's how to save your work.
Skype’s Final Call? Microsoft May Shut Down Internet Pioneer
When was the last time you logged into Skype? For many, it's been years, possibly since the pandemic lockdowns. This might explain why Microsoft is rumored to be pulling the plug on the once-popular service.
Microsoft Hangs Up on Skype as It Shifts Its Focus
After more than two decades as a go-to platform for online communication, Skype is officially shutting down. Microsoft,
Skype signs off: How Microsoft's video platform went wrong as others zoomed by
Skype (MSFT) is chirping its last goodbye. Its parent company, Microsoft, announced on Friday that Skype will be going ...
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Skype is shutting down after two decades
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying ...
Goodbye Skype, hello Teams: How Microsoft is making the switch easy
To encourage this transition, Microsoft will soon allow users to sign in to the free version of Teams with their Skype ...
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After Skype, Microsoft Publisher (.pub) is being discontinued. Microsoft says convert .pub to pdf
This Less Popular Microsoft Office app Publisher is retiring next year: Should you worry about alternatives or Microsoft is ...
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What went wrong with Skype?
Skype was once a pioneering VoIP service, but Microsoft effectively killed it 10 years ago. Skype was once a pioneering VoIP service, but Microsoft effectively killed it 10 years ago. Tom ...
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Tech Matters: Goodbye, Skype; hello, Teams — How to make the switch
Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype. Skype will remain online until May 5, giving users a limited window to decide: Move ...
Skype to shut down 14 years after Microsoft’s $8.5 billion purchase
Microsoft’s center of gravity in corporate software ultimately ensnared Skype, which found itself in the Office ...
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Microsoft retiring Skype after 20 years — as platform failed to keep up with Zoom, Slack
Microsoft batted for Teams by aggressively integrating it with other Office apps to tap corporate users — once a major base for Skype. To ease the transition from the platform, its users will be ...
I used Skype for years, and Teams is a poor replacement for the video calling service that started it all
After more than 20 years, the video calling service that started it all is finally retiring in May as Microsoft plans to replace Skype with Teams once and for all.