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March 3, 2025

Microsoft shutting down Skype in May

REDMOND (AP) — Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011.

The tech giant said Friday it will retire Skype in May and shift some of its services to Microsoft Teams, its flagship videoconferencing platform. Skype users will be able to use their existing accounts to log into Teams.


 
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