Skype never really made sense in a world where Microsoft wants everyone to use Teams. I don’t know for sure how this sort of thing works, but I imagine there was a meeting once where someone convinced Microsoft’s CEO at the time,

Microsoft confirmed Friday that it is officially retiring Skype in May and consolidating its consumer communication offerings into Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011. The tech giant said Friday it will retire Skype in May and shift some of its services to Microsoft Teams,

Microsoft has always prioritised Teams above Skype, and the decision to fold the brand underlines the company’s ambition to simplify its main communications software in the face of several competitors

Founded in 2003 by a group of engineers in Tallinn, Estonia, Skype was a pioneer in making telephone calls using the internet instead of landlines. It added video calls after online retailer eBay bought the service in 2005.

Microsoft Corp. is signaling the end of the line for Skype, the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought almost 14 years ago.

Skype is among the world’s most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn’t see the Covid bump that Zoom did.

Microsoft is shutting down what was once a pioneer in videoconferencing. Skype, the video-calling service that was once so popular it became a verb, is shutting down, Microsoft said Friday. Purchased by Microsoft in 2011,

Microsoft has for years prioritized Teams over Skype and the decision ... then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in an event announcing the planned merger. “The Skype brand has become a verb ...