{"id":9491,"date":"2025-02-28T18:36:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/microsoft-will-shut-down-skype-in-favor-of-a-free-version-of-teams\/"},"modified":"2025-02-28T18:36:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-28T18:36:14","slug":"microsoft-will-shut-down-skype-in-favor-of-a-free-version-of-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/microsoft-will-shut-down-skype-in-favor-of-a-free-version-of-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Will Shut Down Skype in Favor of a Free Version of Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">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 oldest internet communications apps.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">For users, Skype will go offline on May 5, when Microsoft replaces it with a free version of Microsoft Teams. Teams has been Microsoft\u2019s chosen successor for years, offering the same kinds of video calls and group meetings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cSkype has been an integral part of shaping modern communications and supporting countless meaningful moments, and we are honored to have been part of the journey,\u201d Jeff Teper, Microsoft\u2019s president of collaborative apps and platforms, said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">As part of the move, Microsoft will not lay off any employees who worked on the app, a spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Skype users will be able to transfer old account data to their new Teams account, including old chats and contacts, according to a company <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/blog\/2025\/02\/28\/the-next-chapter-moving-from-skype-to-microsoft-teams\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">blog post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Skype was founded by a group of Nordic entrepreneurs and first released in 2003. The online marketplace eBay acquired it two years later for $2.6 billion, before Microsoft bought it in 2011 for $8.5 billion, which was then its largest acquisition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">At its peak, around 2016, Skype had <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/news.microsoft.com\/speeches\/satya-nadella-and-chris-capossela-envision-2016\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">300 million users<\/a>. But its popularity waned over the years, usurped by rival messaging platforms like WhatsApp and professional workplace apps like Slack. As of 2023, Skype had just <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.microsoft.com\/blog\/2023\/02\/22\/the-new-bing-preview-experience-arrives-on-bing-and-edge-mobile-apps-introducing-bing-now-in-skype\/\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">36 million<\/a> users.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Microsoft debuted Teams in 2016 and has grown it to become one of the industry\u2019s most popular workplace platforms with more than 320 million users. Now, the company will double down on its investment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Teams became Microsoft\u2019s messaging platform of focus from nearly the moment it was released, after the company said it would phase out Skype for Business in 2017, which <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/techcommunity.microsoft.com\/blog\/healthcareandlifesciencesblog\/skype-for-business-online---end-of-life---july-31-2021\/779137\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">took effect four years later.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-2\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Skype users who had paid for credits would still have access to them until the next renewal period, the company said. Even after the platform shuts down in May, the Skype Dial Pad will be available to paid users within Teams.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/28\/technology\/microsoft-skype-shutting-down.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Microsoft is finally hanging up on its longtime calling and messaging app Skype, which it acquired 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