RIP Skype: a nostalgic service that allowed us to connect - IN FOCUS: Skype was the first of its kind to allow mere mortals ...

Today we are gathered to pay our respects to Skype, an app that some may be surprised to learn was still alive. Microsoft, ...

Microsoft has confirmed that Skype will begin its shutdown process in May 2025, marking the end of an era for the platform ...

The magic of Skype was not in its technical details but in its emotional resonance. This was not just about functionality. It ...

If you’re still using Skype, you don’t have much more time before the calling and messaging platform shuts down.

In a move that could have been seen coming from at least a decade away, Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype service will be shutting down on May 5. This comes after an intrepid person stumbled ...

Ahead of Skype’s May 5th shutdown, Rest of World put together a list of stories from readers who recount how the service kept them connected with friends and family members across the globe. Some ...

The demise of Skype isn’t a sudden fall, it’s been coming for years. Its user base dwindled as Microsoft shifted its focus ...

“At its peak, Skype had about 300 million users around the world. But it was a product of the desktop era, and as users went ...

Microsoft's recent announcement that Skype will be shutting down in May 2025 provides a perfect epilogue to a 14-year journey that began with an $8.5 billion acquisition. As an M&A leadership ...

Today we are gathered to pay our respects to Skype, an app that some may be surprised to learn was still alive. Microsoft, which bought Skype for a record $8.5 billion in 2011, has decided to put ...