Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams. Skype will be retired on May 5th, and existing users will need to export their data or migrate to Teams.

Both Skype and Teams Free share the same core features. You can text, file share, and participate in video calls. The problem with Teams Free is the video call limit.According to Microsoft, for ...

After May 5, the Skype dial pad will be accessible to any remaining subscribers only from the website and within Teams. Microsoft provides more details on a web page about what you need to know ...

Microsoft Teams launched in 2017. While Microsoft declined to share the latest user figures for Skype with Reuters, the company said there would be no job cuts due to the move and that Teams has ...

Skype shut down in May. Here’s how to access some of the data from your old Skype account, if you weren't prepared for the migration to Microsoft Teams.

Instead, Microsoft plans to replace Skype with the free version of Microsoft Teams, the company said. In doing do, Microsoft will throw a shovelful of dirt on Skype, which it bought for $8.5 ...

The news will come as little surprise to those who have followed Skype in recent years, and in many ways, the writing has been on the wall since 2016, when Microsoft debuted Teams. While Microsoft ...

In February 2025, 14 years after buying it, Microsoft announced that Skype would go offline on May 5, offering Skype users 60 days to export their data or migrate to the free Teams app for consumers.

Feb. 28 (UPI) --Microsoft announced on Friday that it will be retiring Skype in May and putting all of its video conferencing resources into Microsoft Teams. Jeff Teper, president of collaborative ...

Microsoft’s shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype, which Microsoft bought in 2011, was beloved by a ...

Skype might feel long gone, but Skype for Business Server is still hanging on. That’s true for customers who haven’t gone all ...

Microsoft also made a tool to easily view existing Skype chat history if you don’t want to move to Teams. Skype will remain ...