Microsoft has announced the shutdown of Skype, the popular video calling service, in May and said it plans to replace it with a free version of Microsoft Teams.
Publish dateSunday 2 March 2025 - 10:17
According to Amac News, Microsoft announced on Friday, February 28, in a statement on the X, that current Skype users will be able to access all their content (message history, contacts, etc.) by logging into the Microsoft Teams application without having to create a new account.
Skype users will also have the option to export their Skype data, including photos and chat history, if they do not want to be transferred to Teams.
The shutdown comes at a time when applications such as WhatsApp, Zoom, FaceTime and Messenger have taken over the world of voice and video communications.
For this reason, Microsoft has announced that it will gradually stop supporting domestic and international calls.
In an interview with The Verge, Microsoft said that while the phone feature was useful at the height of Skype’s popularity, it’s less important now than it once was.
Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion, saying at the time that the deal “deepens the company’s long-standing focus on real-time voice and video communications and opens up new market opportunities to serve Skype’s more than 160 million active users.”
At one point, Skype became a staple on all Windows devices and even a selling point for the Xbox console. But by Microsoft’s own admission, Skype’s user base has been flat in recent years.
Skype users will also have the option to export their Skype data, including photos and chat history, if they do not want to be transferred to Teams.
The shutdown comes at a time when applications such as WhatsApp, Zoom, FaceTime and Messenger have taken over the world of voice and video communications.
For this reason, Microsoft has announced that it will gradually stop supporting domestic and international calls.
In an interview with The Verge, Microsoft said that while the phone feature was useful at the height of Skype’s popularity, it’s less important now than it once was.
Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion, saying at the time that the deal “deepens the company’s long-standing focus on real-time voice and video communications and opens up new market opportunities to serve Skype’s more than 160 million active users.”
At one point, Skype became a staple on all Windows devices and even a selling point for the Xbox console. But by Microsoft’s own admission, Skype’s user base has been flat in recent years.
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Source : news agency wam
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