All good things come to an end. Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype on May 5, nearly 15 years after the tech juggernaut acquired the VoIP European provider from eBay for $8.5 billion. Jeff Teper, ...
When Skype debuted in 2003, it was the first time I remember feeling that an individual app—and not just the broader internet—was radically disrupting communications. Thanks to its implementation of ...
I remember the fond times I've had chatting with people in Skype. It was the OG for many who use Discord today. You'd be able to make some groups, share some stuff, coordinate, and just use for fun.
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What happened to Skype?

A wave of nostalgia hit the internet on Monday after Microsoft officially pulled the plug on Skype, as announced by the company earlier this year. Founded in 2003 in Luxembourg, the blue cloud company ...
LONDON (AP) — Skype is dead. What now? Microsoft’s shutdown of Skype on May 5 sent millions of users scrambling to find an alternative to the pioneering internet phone service. Skype, which Microsoft ...
Skype, the pioneering online video calling service that has been around for more than two decades, will go offline for good after Monday. Microsoft, which owns Skype, announced in February that the ...
Microsoft announced today that it’s launching a beta of Skype for the Web, allowing browser-based video chats that don’t require a separate app. “We’ve made Skype available on computers, mobile phones ...
The new Skype for Linux was announced by the Skype team this morning. The app is available in early-access alpha form today. There is currently no window for the full release. Microsoft warned that ...