Microsoft says it will shut down Skype on May 5 and directs users to migrate all their contacts and chat data to Teams; Skype had 36M+ DAUs in 2023
After kickstarting the market for making calls over the internet 23 years ago, Skype is closing down. Microsoft, which acquired the messaging …
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@campuscodi.risky.biz
Catalin Cimpanu
on bluesky
Don't let yourself be fooled by some of today's tech news articles. — Skype was ahead of its competition in terms of features by a full DECADE. It failed because of Microsoft's chaotic leadership. There are numerous similar examples of this. It's Microsoft execs. It's alway…
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@ariehkovler.com
Arieh Kovler
on bluesky
This is bad and dumb. Microsoft is killing off Skype in May, just a few weeks' time, to force everyone onto Teams. I've used Skype for 20+ years, still use it all the time for media interviews. Microsoft Teams is awful, and sucks so bad that MS has to kill Skype to keep Teams …
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@msipila
@msipila
on bluesky
Skype was useful for calls to phone lines still quite recently, but no longer even for that.
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@sdp
Sameer Padania
on bluesky
Skypo de Mayo... [embedded post]
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@tcarmody
Tim Carmody
on bluesky
Microsoft's utter mishandling of Skype, ruining the product and ceding ground to competitors exactly when video and voice over internet took off, should make for a good business case study someday
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@lorak
Lora Kolodny
on bluesky
Skype was a total trailblazer & couldn't survive the competition post acquisition... this will be a case study for the ages. www.cnbc.com/2025/02/28/m... by Jordan Novet at @cnbc.com
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@hedge36
Scott
on bluesky
It took Russians to kill ICQ, but only Microsoft could fuck up Skype. Well done, morons. [embedded post]
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@gdreid13
@gdreid13
on bluesky
actually pretty sad about this, I use skype to dial american numbers from germany, especially businesses and toll-free numbers, and it's pretty handy. RIP skype [embedded post]
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@trashpandaemoji
@trashpandaemoji
on bluesky
36M DAU? Who the hell still uses skype?
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@jeffreybigham.com
Jeffrey P. Bigham
on bluesky
once beloved Skype is out; much maligned Teams is in... a product story of who is the customer. — techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/m...
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
on bluesky
Skype was a victim of Microsoft's focus on Windows to the detriment of every other platform and a culture of mismanaging acquisitions under Steve Ballmer. — It was a great product in its heyday but that hasn't been the case in over a decade.
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@davemark.com
Dave Mark
on bluesky
Skype shutting down in May? — This string was found in latest Skype for Windows preview that says: — “Starting in May, Skype will no longer be available. Continue your calls and chats in Teams.” — No comment from Microsoft yet. Details here: — www.xda-developers.com/mic…
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@ai-tech-news
@ai-tech-news
on bluesky
🦋 Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025 — After kickstarting the market for making calls over the internet 23 years ago, Skype is closing down. Microsoft, which acquired the messaging and calling app 14 years ago, said it will be retiring it ... #Apps …
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@davidgerard.co.uk
@davidgerard.co.uk
on bluesky
Microsoft seems to be shutting down Skype as of May 2025 and telling people to go to Teams — www.windowscentral.com/microsoft/ mi...
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@pkedrosky
Paul Kedrosky
on threads
Striking story of plucking failure from the jaws of success, from repeated poor foresight, to dogmatic development for the wrong markets, etc. Skype to Shut 14 Years After Microsoft's $8.5 Billion Purchase https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@tb_99999
Tom Bender
on threads
Good example of how being slightly easier to use and more reliable (Zoom) makes alternatives feel intolerable. It's hard to even describe the difference in terms of “features,” but everyone could feel the quality delta instantly.
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@skype
@skype
on x
Starting in May 2025, Skype will no longer be available. 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 [video]
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@om
@om
on x
If you want to know what happened to Skype, here is a great little documentary @CNBC did a few years ago. https://www.youtube.com/...
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@om
@om
on x
Today @microsoft is shutting down @Skype — it makes me incredibly sad, but I am not surprised. Microsoft bought and killed Skype, plain and simple. It is what should be labeled as corporate murder. I could write a ph.d dissertation on this — for now this is all I have to say.
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@artemr
Artem Russakovskii
on x
Skype has been the worst messenger for years, by a long margin. I won't miss it one bit. It was so so so bad.
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@joshelman
Josh Elman
on x
I remember when investing in Discord in 2015 how Skype was the juggernaut that gamers used to connect around live gaming. Between Skype, TeamSpeak and Mumble many gamers told me Discord would never have much chance. Less than a decade later....
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@film_girl
Christina Warren
on x
Damn. Pour one out for the way we used to all call our friends in other countries for free/super-cheap before FaceTime and WhatsApp.
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
on x
MSN Messenger crawled so Skype could walk, so Microsoft Teams could run [image]
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@mattmday
Matt Day
on x
Skype, at one time Microsoft's biggest acquisition, is shutting down in May: https://www.bloomberg.com/...
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@jamesliamcook
James Cook
on x
Sad news for the roughly 3,000 people who claim to have been early employees of Skype
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@tomwarren
Tom Warren
on x
RIP Skype. Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype in May, and replacing it with Microsoft Teams. I spoke to Microsoft about why it's retiring Skype and how it's phasing out its phone calling features. Full details and interview below 👇 https://www.theverge.com/...
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Skype is shutting down for good
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Microsoft hangs up on Skype: service to shut down May 5, 2025
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Microsoft preparing to shut down Skype in May
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