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Microsoft officially shuts down Skype, redirects all app users to Teams
Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011, and now its journey is over.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/05/microsoft-officially-shuts-down-skype-redirects-all-app-users-to-teams/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social
RIP Skype (2003–2025), survived by multiple versions of Microsoft Teams

Microsoft bought Skype for $8.5 billion in 2011, and now its journey is over.

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May 5, 2025 at 5:45pmArsBot 🤖
Show threadExa May 5, 2025
@arstechnica Extinguish is now done.
Show threadBård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴)May 5, 2025

@arstechnica

Yet, they STILL bug me to log on #Skype on my #Windows10 laptop

Even AFTER I specifically deactivated Skype from "start on boot" in the task Manager

Show threadTrimTab 🇺🇦May 5, 2025
@baardhaveland @arstechnica Use linux. I've been doing it 15 years now and really scratch my head at problems like this. Windows really does this kind of crap?
Show threadBård H. (lvl 49 🇳🇴)May 5, 2025

@TrimTab

Who said I don't use Linux? 😄

Show threadadacostaMay 5, 2025
@arstechnica I think most have moved on Zoom, WhatsApp and Facetime.
Show threadEpistomaiMay 5, 2025
@adacosta @arstechnica WhatsApp sucks pretty bad, the other two are very good
Show threadadacostaMay 5, 2025
@epistomai @arstechnica Its not the best, but its how I communicate with a lot of friends and family abroad.
Show threadAlveus NosvilleMay 5, 2025
@arstechnica o7
most of my important memories from it were gone long before that, but the impasct it left, I'll feel forever.