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

The tech giant said Friday it will retire Skype in May and shift some of its services to Microsoft Teams, its flagship ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – MAY 10: Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer (L) shakes hands with Skype CEO Tony Bates during a news conference on May 10, 2011 in San Francisco, California. Microsoft has agreed to buy ...

Once a byword for digital calls that bypassed long-distance charges, Skype was surpassed in recent years by smartphone-native ...

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

By 2011, when Microsoft bought it from eBay, Skype had about 170 million users worldwide, then-Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said in an event announcing the planned merger. “The Skype brand has ...

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 ...

Microsoft is shutting down what was once a pioneer in videoconferencing. Skype, the video-calling service that was once so ...