Skype shuts down after 23 years

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By Maggie StametsMay 5, 2025, 12:23 pm255 pts
After more than two decades, Skype is shutting down. The once-monolithic video calling platform wasn’t able to keep pace with competitors like Zoom and FaceTime, so its parent company, Microsoft, is rolling the product into Microsoft Teams. In this video, we’re sending off the iconic platform and some other…

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