Microsoft shuts down Skype after 22 years of service
Last week, we posted on its coming demise, and today Skype—the original internet live calling service that actually worked—is kaput. Microsoft, which never quite knew what to do with its $8.5 billion acquisition after buying it in 2011, finally put it out of its misery.
Goodbye Skype, hello Teams. Skype is retiring in May 2025…
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