TechCrunch video reporting Skype's shutdown after 23 years as Microsoft folds it into Teams and retires the standalone app.
9:23 AM PDT · May 5, 2025
After more than two decades, Skype is shutting down. The once-monolithic video calling platform wasn’t able to keep pace with competitors like Zoom and FaceTime, so its parent company, Microsoft, is rolling the product into Microsoft Teams. In this video, we’re sending off the iconic platform and some other legendary apps.
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