Microsoft finally pulls the plug on Skype after 20 years
Summary Skype is officially shutting down on May 5. The news was first discovered in a message in Skype’s latest preview build. Microsoft has since confirmed the news, and is touting Teams as its official replacement. Skype first launched in 2003 as a way users could call over the internet
The slow death of Skype could finally come to an end this year
Skype, once a trailblazer for internet-enabled video calling, might finally ride into the sunset after years of a shoddy competitive streak. The latest preview build of Skype ships with a few lines of code that mention a planned digital demise later this year. “Starting in May, Skype will no longer