Skype to ring for last time today after over two decades of connecting people across the world
After two decades of connecting people, Skype will ring for the last time on May 5. Microsoft is retiring the internet calling pioneer, as it sharpens focus on its newer flagship platform, Teams. Skype's sunset marks another chapter in Microsoft's graveyard of mishandled high-stakes bets — joining the likes of Internet Explorer and Windows Phone. Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for US$8.5 billion, outbidding Google and Facebook. Back then, Skype had 150 million monthly users. But in 2020, that dropped to just 23 million. Microsoft says Teams has 320 million active users today.
After two decades of connecting people, Skype will ring for the last time on May 5. Microsoft is retiring the internet calling pioneer, as it sharpens focus on its newer flagship platform, Teams. Skype's sunset marks another chapter in Microsoft's graveyard of mishandled high-stakes bets — joining the likes of Internet Explorer and Windows Phone. Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for US$8.5 billion, outbidding Google and Facebook. Back then, Skype had 150 million monthly users. But in 2020, that dropped to just 23 million. Microsoft says Teams has 320 million active users today.
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