Skype’s Swan Song: Microsoft Bids Farewell, Pushes Users to Teams
Skype’s final sign-off is scheduled for May 2025. Microsoft is encouraging users to migrate to Teams Free, promising a smooth transition of contacts and chat history. However, if you’re still holding onto your Skype phone number like a beloved pet rock, you’ll need to find it a new home with another carrier.
Hot Take:
Microsoft just pulled a classic magician’s trick: now you see Skype, now you don’t! After 14 years of making awkward video calls and sending emoji-laden messages, Skype is taking its final bow in May 2025. Grab your tissues, Skype loyalists, and prepare to migrate to the mystical land of Microsoft Teams—unless you’re one of those rebels who’d rather hoard chat history like it’s a rare comic book collection. But worry not, all your quirky stickers, hilarious chat logs, and cringe-worthy call logs will teleport effortlessly to Teams. So, brush up on your Microsoft Teams skills and say goodbye to those nostalgic Skype ringtone moments that sounded like a UFO landing in your living room. The tech world giveth, and the tech world taketh away!
Key Points:
– Skype will be shutting down in May 2025, with users encouraged to migrate to Microsoft Teams Free.
– Users can automatically transfer their contacts, call logs, and messages to Teams or export their data.
– Skype’s voice-calling features will be discontinued, requiring users to port phone numbers elsewhere.
– Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011, and it still has a flat user base of 36 million daily users.
– Previous Microsoft app discontinuations include Paint 3D, Cortana, and WordPad.