News Microsoft finally retires Skype after 22 years of service

[Admin]

Today, May 5th, marks the final day for Skype, ending its 22-year run as a staple of daily communication.

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[GeorgeLY]

As usual with Microsoft they fumbled it completely: I had the Skype account from 2003 on, it was created using email that no longer in existence. I changed email to my current one but *it does not allow merging the accounts*. I cannot export the data as well as it requires connected Microsoft account.
I do not need Skype much, but I do use it to connect to elderly relatives that know it and understand it.

 

[derekullo]

A Message From the Skype CEO

Spoiler: Language Warning

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZI0w_pwZY3E

I'd say the called it, but Skype had been floundering for years!

 

[KyaraM]

Skype still existed? I didn't even know! Been years since I last used it, lol.

 

[beyondlogic]

I've been using skype for years Microsoft did what Microsoft always does buys crap that competes with it they buy it up then dump it by the road side when they cant figure out what to do with it.

skype competed with Microsoft messenger.

then they ditched Microsoft messenger and windows live ( which killed fable and other games dlc features and screwed up the few games tied to it left it dead in there wake.

And now you have to download some sketchy crap to get it to work properly.

then they tied everything skype related into the Microsoft account instead.

microsoft teams will most likely replace skype.

which well what do you know its just skype again but with a better ui ( or more broken ui depending on who you ask) and 100 percent doesnt have copilot spying on you ( course it does).

 

[endocine]

How is Microsoft absorbing all of these gargantuan losses from all these bad acquisitions, like Skype and Nokia. Its truly an impressive feat. They could have funded a manned mission to Mars with all that $, and have had something to show for it. Or made a decent version of windows.

 

[JohnyFin]

Lol...time to exit from the cave!

 

[Chainyanked]

Teams lacks some of the functionality of Skype. I used Skype to make lo-cost international calls to elderly relatives that have a landline but do not (and never will) have an internet connection. As far as I am concerned, Teams becomes PC bloatware - I already have Zoom on the PC and WhatsApp on the phone. I think schools use Teams?