Skype revolutionized online communication, but Microsoft is shutting it down. What went wrong? Discover how competitors, ...

Microsoft announces the end of Skype era on May 5, directing users to Teams for a modern communication experience.

Microsoft has announced the permanent shutdown of Skype, marking the end of an era for the pioneering app. The company will ...

FILE - This photo shows the icon for Microsoft's Skype app on a smartphone in New York, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick ...

Microsoft was too busy adding emoji and trying to compete with the rise of WhatsApp, FaceTime, Snapchat, and Facebook ...

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online. The tech giant said Friday ...

FILE - This photo shows the icon for Microsoft's Skype app on a smartphone in New York, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File) (Patrick Sison, Copyright 2025 ...

Online auction site eBay acquired Skype in 2005 for approximately US$2.6 billion, but the expected synergies never panned out, and in 2009, eBay sold a majority stake to a group of investors, who then ...