MICROSOFT’S SKYPE SET TO CLOSE DOWN THIS MAY

Sat 01 March 2025:

Skype, the iconic internet chat and phone service owned by Microsoft, has announced it will be shutting down in May.

The company shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, marking the end of an era for a platform that started in 2003 and had long been a go-to service for both personal and professional communication.

“Starting in May 2025, Skype will no longer be available,” the announcement read. “Over the coming days, you can sign in to Microsoft Teams Free with your Skype account to stay connected with all your chats and contacts. Thank you for being part of Skype.”

The statement said with Teams, users will have access to the same core features they use in Skype such as one-on-one calls, and group calls, messaging, and file sharing.

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The main reason

It’s been bleeding users and relevance. Once a pioneer in free internet calls, Skype peaked with 300 million users in 2013, but by 2023, it was down to 36 million daily users.

Competition from Zoom, WhatsApp, and FaceTime ate its lunch, especially as mobile-first apps took over and Skype struggled to adapt. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s been pushing Teams, launched in 2017, as its shiny new communication hub—Teams now has 320 million users and handles four times more consumer calling minutes than Skype.

Microsoft sees Teams as the future, offering slicker features like meetings and file-sharing, while Skype’s old-school telephony focus feels dated. Shutting Skype simplifies their strategy, cuts costs, and shifts everyone to Teams. It’s not sentiment—it’s business.

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