Microsoft has announced that Skype, the once-popular video-calling service with hundreds of millions of users, will be discontinued in May. Skype revolutionized online communication by enabling free ...

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Microsoft is shutting down what was once a pioneer in videoconferencing. Skype, the video-calling service that was once so popular it became a verb, is shutting down, Microsoft said Friday.

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online. The tech giant said Friday ...

Skype’s shutdown comes 14 years after Microsoft bought the service for $8.5 billion in cash, marking the company’s largest ever acquisition at the time. Microsoft integrated the service into its other ...

Microsoft Corp. is signaling the end of the line for Skype, the iconic internet calling and chat service it bought almost 14 years ago. Once a byword for digital calls that bypassed long-distance ...

Skype, the video-calling service that had hundreds of millions of users, is closing in May, its owner Microsoft has said. It was once one of the world's most popular websites and allowed people to ...

Microsoft integrated the service into its other products, such as Office and its ill-fated mobile operating service Windows Phone. “Skype has been an integral part of shaping modern ...

Microsoft integrated the service into its other products, such as Office and it’s ill-fated mobile operating service Windows Phone. Skype’s popularity has faded in recent years, despite a ...