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Microsoft Hangs Up on Skype: Iconic App Shuts Down After 23 Years
As the pioneering video-calling service shuts down, Microsoft urges users to switch to Teams for similar features.
Microsoft shuts down 22-year-old service that averaged 150 million users per month
Now that Microsoft is shutting down the once-popular service after 22 years, many are considering the move to be the end of ...
Skype shuts down after 22 years
Microsoft decided to shut down Skype to focus its resources on developing its Microsoft Teams app, which includes the ...
Skype officially shut down after 23-year run as Microsoft shifts focus to other platforms
Microsoft has officially shut down Skype, the video-call service that helped launch a new era for online communication. The ...
One Tech Tip: Skype shut down for good, but users still have these alternatives
Skype users are scrambling to find an alternative after Microsoft shut down the pioneering internet phone service which let ...
Skype is shutting down today — these are the best alternatives
After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down. Microsoft, ...
Microsoft to Shut Down Skype Today in Favour of Microsoft Teams: How to Transition and What’s Next
Microsoft says Skype users will be able to login to the free version of Teams using their existing Skype credentials on any ...
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Microsoft to shut down Skype
Microsoft says Skype’s free services would be retired, with users having the option to move over to Teams, or export their ...
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Microsoft shuts down Skype
Skype has been shut down by its owner Microsoft today. It comes more than two decades after its inital launch in 2003. Skype was among the most popular chat services across the globe until the rise of ...
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Microsoft Shuts Down Skype After 22 Years
Microsoft first announced it would shut down the service in February. Reporter Got a tip? Send it to The Daily Beast here. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ...
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Microsoft shuts down Skype after 22 years, shifting users to Teams
Skype is no more, as Microsoft is retiring the once-popular video calling service on Monday. Shutting down Skype will help the software giant focus on its homegrown Teams service by simplifying ...