Microsoft Shutting Down Skype After 2 Decades

Microsoft will end Skype in May, offering “Teams” as the new hub for global connectivity.
Microsoft Shutting Down Skype After 2 Decades
The icon for Microsoft's Skype app on a smartphone in New York on April 9, 2016. Patrick Sison/AP Photo
Chase Smith
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The quirky ringer of Skype will no longer echo later this year as Microsoft announced this week it is retiring the two-decade-old video calling and communication platform.

Jeff Teper, president of Collaborative Apps and Platforms at Microsoft, announced in a statement on Feb. 28 that Skype will fully shut down on May 5. Users are being directed to Microsoft Teams, which the company describes as a more modern hub for communication and collaboration.
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