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Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, capping a remarkable 21-year run for software that for many embodied the open internet and had 300M+ users in its heyday

you were right about almost everything WPXI-TV : End of an era: Skype is officially shut down Ronil Thakkar / KnowTechie : It's the end of the road for Skype Hassam Nasir / Tom's Hardware : Microsoft finally retires Skype after 22 years of service Sandip Chakraborty / Moneycontrol : Skype officially shuts down: Here's what will happen to your data Daily Sabah : Microsoft waves goodbye to once-popular video call service Skype Mark Sparrow / Forbes : Farewell To Skype As Microsoft Pulls The Plug On Video Messaging Platform Hilbert Hagedoorn / Guru3D : Microsoft Now Has Discontinued Skype: Transitions to Teams Free Marianne De Guzman / TechnologyAdvice : 7 Best Skype Alternatives of 2025 Financial Express : Microsoft officially shuts down Skype today: Here's what will happen to your account and chats Washington Examiner : Skype, the video calling and messaging service, officially shuts down after 22 years Laurent Giret / Thurrott : Skype Has Now Been Retired in Favor of Microsoft Teams Jeremy Tanner / The Hill : Goodbye, Skype: Once-popular video calling service shuts down for good Megan Divers / KPNX : End of an era: Skype shuts down as Microsoft pushes users to Teams Lincoln Carpenter / PC Gamer : Skype dead at 22  —  Microsoft has finally put the venerable voice software to rest. Geoff Desreumaux / WeRSM : Skype Shuts Down After 23 Years Gabriel Machado Pureza / Game Rant : Skype Has Officially Shut Down Dean Daley / MobileSyrup : Skype reaches the end of its life Bluesky: Sarah Perez / @sarahp : isn't it weird that skype is just gonna be gone?  i mean, we didn't use it these days but it's such an ‘end of an era’ moment!  techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/s... Will Guyatt / @willguyatt.rocks : Spoke to @thewashingtonpost.bsky.social about the end of Skype.  —  Sleep well fair prince.  —  www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2... X: @zedonarrival : at one point skype was my discord, my zoom, my groupchat, my facetime... historic downfall @skype : As we say goodbye to Skype, we want to thank our incredible community. Over the years, you've connected with family, friends, and colleagues across the world. This isn't the end—it's a new beginning. Join us on Microsoft Teams Free and continue making great memories. [image] @a24 : RIP [image] @teamspeak : I will avenge you, my beloved.. Skype 💔 [video] Gergely Orosz / @gergelyorosz : Now that Skype has been killed Flashback on how some of the fall might have been self-inflicted When I worked there 2012-14 (already owned by MSFT) never saw any numbers shared to devs on usage (DAU, MAU), revenue... nothing. Every quarter we patted ourselves in the back tho Chris Oiiey / @chrisoiiey : No one has ever fumbled a bag harder than Skype. 10 year leg up on video chat, should have been primed and ready to go to take over the entire school and workplace meeting market when the pandemic hit, inexplicably got lapped by Zoom on day 1. Worse fate than Xanga

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  • @sarahp Sarah Perez on bluesky
    isn't it weird that skype is just gonna be gone?  i mean, we didn't use it these days but it's such an ‘end of an era’ moment!  techcrunch.com/2025/05/05/s...
  • @willguyatt.rocks Will Guyatt on bluesky
    Spoke to @thewashingtonpost.bsky.social about the end of Skype.  —  Sleep well fair prince.  —  www.washingtonpost.com/technology/ 2...
  • @zedonarrival @zedonarrival on x
    at one point skype was my discord, my zoom, my groupchat, my facetime... historic downfall
  • @skype @skype on x
    As we say goodbye to Skype, we want to thank our incredible community. Over the years, you've connected with family, friends, and colleagues across the world. This isn't the end—it's a new beginning. Join us on Microsoft Teams Free and continue making great memories. [image]
  • @a24 @a24 on x
    RIP [image]
  • @teamspeak @teamspeak on x
    I will avenge you, my beloved.. Skype 💔 [video]
  • @gergelyorosz Gergely Orosz on x
    Now that Skype has been killed Flashback on how some of the fall might have been self-inflicted When I worked there 2012-14 (already owned by MSFT) never saw any numbers shared to devs on usage (DAU, MAU), revenue... nothing. Every quarter we patted ourselves in the back tho
  • @chrisoiiey Chris Oiiey on x
    No one has ever fumbled a bag harder than Skype. 10 year leg up on video chat, should have been primed and ready to go to take over the entire school and workplace meeting market when the pandemic hit, inexplicably got lapped by Zoom on day 1. Worse fate than Xanga