Today, May 5, 2025, Skype was officially stopped – one of the most famous envoys in the world. His story began back in 2003, and now it is coming to an end.
The final closure was announced in Microsoft, which has been serving since 2011. Information is contained on the web corporations.
Users are invited to move to another Microsoft product – teams that have become a flagship solution for communication and cooperation.
“In these years, we learned a lot at Skype, and we transferred it to the teams. But we felt the time to move on, ”said the president of Microsoft applications and Platforms Jeff Tipper in an interview with CNBC.
Despite the legendary status, Skype has inferior to competitors in recent years. He could not withstand a competition with giants such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Google Meet, Facetime or Slack. At the beginning of 2025, Skype did not even participate in the 10 most popular messengers.
In March, it became known for the first time that after many years of Microsoft, she decided to stop Skype support. Users are invited to switch to a team of commands, which offers a wider range of functions for communication and cooperation.
Source: Obozrevatel
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