On May 5, 2025, Skype’s once-dominant video messaging service went dark after more than two decades – although it is still accessible for business users via Microsoft Teams.

The Skype voice over IP service and my Cheapest Destinations Blog launched the same year, in 2003, and it’s hard to believe now what a game-changer that technology was. It made formerly expensive ...

Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, 2025, after 14 years of service, transitioning users to Microsoft Teams. Users can transfer their Skype data to Teams until January 2026, though recent data ...

LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now? Microsoft’s shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype ...

I’m talking about Skype, possibly the most popular video messaging service when it was launched. Developed by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, along with four Estonian developers, in 2003 ...

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 ...

(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.” ...

Skype will be retiring on Monday (May 5) after over 20 years in service. Over two decades after revolutionising the way people connected across the globe, Skype will be shutting down on Monday ...

Skype shuts down on May 5: Microsoft offers free migration to Teams and data export After over 20 years of connecting people globally, Skype shuts down on May 5. Microsoft urges users to migrate ...

Pioneer video-calling site Skype is shutting down on Monday after 23 years as other popular apps like Microsoft Teams and Zoom have swiped market share in recent years. Users of Microsoft-owned ...

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