Millennials, pour one out for a digital pioneer. Microsoft announced Friday it will be “retiring” Skype in May, nearly 22 years after the web-based phone and video calling service launched ― and ...

(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 ...

Once hailed as a technology of the future, Skype, the video calling and messaging service, shut down on Monday after 22 years in operation. Microsoft, which has owned Skype for 14 years, announced in ...

Microsoft, which owns Skype, announced in February that the service would be available until May 5 and urged users to switch over to the free version of Microsoft Teams, its communication platform ...

Better products like Teams and Zoom have usurped the innovations of the videoconferencing pioneer Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that it was killing off Skype, one of the first services to offer phone ...

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 purchased the VoIP calling service in 2011 for $8.5 billion. Now it's pulling the plug. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

(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 ...

“Skype has been an integral part of shaping modern communications and supporting countless meaningful moments, and we are honored to have been part of the journey,” Jeff Teper, president of ...