Skype will ring for the last time on May 5 as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders. Shutting down Skype will help ...

Skype, the Internet phone company founded in Luxembourg back in 2003 and acquired by eBay in 2005, is growing up. There was a time when Skype could only be used to call from one PC to another. But ...

You can make a Skype call using your computer or mobile device. You can also start a group video or phone call using the Skype app. Whether you're using Skype on desktop or mobile, you have to allow ...

In a move that could have been seen coming from at least a decade away, Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype service will be shutting down on May 5. This comes after an intrepid person stumbled over ...

Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never had a chance. Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never ...

Microsoft's Skype has finally shut down, concluding its 22-year tenure as the once-dominant internet calling and messaging service. Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion in what was then ...

Skype is an excellent option for video chats with your friends and family or conducting a videoconference call with your colleagues. However, Skype is not without its bugs, hiccups, and issues that ...

(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 ...

With the Skype button getting dumped in Windows 11 for the Teams chat button, there was some speculation that Skype was getting left behind by Microsoft. But the Skype team has posted an upbeat blog ...

Microsoft hasn’t updated Skype for Linux since June 2014. In the nearly two years since then, Skype has been falling apart. The Linux client was already behind other platforms, and it’s only fallen ...

Microsoft's recent announcement that Skype will be shutting down in May 2025 provides a perfect epilogue to a 14-year journey that began with an $8.5 billion acquisition. As an M&A leadership expert ...