Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025

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Microsoft, which acquired the messaging and calling app 14 years ago, said it will be retiring it from active duty on May 5 to double down on Teams.

After kickstarting the market for making calls over the internet 23 years ago, Skype is closing down.

At the start of the pandemic in March, 2020, the company revealed that Skype had grown 70% month-on-month to 40 million daily users, as people sought ways to stay in touch with loved ones during lockdown — a trend that generated similar surges in rival platforms such as Zoom.

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Author / Journalist: Paul Sawers

Category: Technology

Markets: United States

Topics: Social Apps Skype Teams Microsoft

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Published On: 2025-02-28 @ 13:57:00 (16 hours ago)

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