The conventional wisdom—preserve brand equity, retain talent, maintain the innovation culture—sounds logical but is a flawed ...

Microsoft was too busy adding emoji and trying to compete with the rise of WhatsApp, FaceTime, Snapchat, and Facebook Messenger that it had fallen short on the very basics of Skype. It had gotten to ...

Skype will be retired on May 5th, and existing users will need to export their data or migrate to Teams. Skype will be retired on May 5th, and existing users will need to export their data or ...

Skype was born in Estonia in 2003. Twenty-two years later, it’s being laid to rest by its current owner, Microsoft. What was once the dominant player in messaging, voice, and videoconferencing ...

FILE - This photo shows the icon for Microsoft's Skype app on a smartphone in New York, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)(Patrick Sison / AP) The tech giant said Friday it will retire ...

On Friday, the company announced that Skype will be retired on May 5 so that it can focus on the free version of Teams. To encourage this transition, Microsoft will soon allow users to sign in to ...

‘Thank you for being part of Skype.’ Microsoft was reportedly going to announce Skype’s retirement next week, but the news was broken today by computing news outlet XDA. Skype launched in ...

After two decades of connecting the world, Skype is signing off for good. Microsoft has announced that the pioneering internet calling service will officially shut down on May 5, 2025, marking the ...

(WJW) – Microsoft announced Friday that Skype is headed for retirement. After 21 years of service, Skype will retire in May 2025. The company will focus on Microsoft Teams to streamline the ...

According to a report in XDA, Microsoft's preview for the latest Skype for Windows has a message to that effect. The planned retirement of Skype was verified by XDA.(Pixabay) As verified by XDA ...

By Eli Tan Reporting from San Francisco Microsoft is finally hanging up on its longtime calling and messaging app Skype, which it acquired 14 years ago, signifying the end of an era for one of the ...