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

Microsoft's Skype has finally shut down, concluding its 22-year tenure as the once-dominant internet calling and messaging service. Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion in what was then ...

It’s relatively easy these days to find critics of Skype, the popular online calling service that Microsoft Corp. acquired in 2011 for $8.5 billion. Former devotees routinely gripe on social media ...

After over 22 years of being in service, Skype will be finally closing down on May 5, this year. Its replacement? That'll be Microsoft Teams, a much more business-oriented social app. As spotted by ...

In 2025, Microsoft made a costly $8.5 billion decision. The full story is surprising, and the details reveal a major shift in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skype’s homepage in 2011. (David Loh/Reuters) (REUTERS / Reuters) Microsoft shut down Skype, the internet-based phone and video ...

As Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) bids farewell to Skype today, May 5, the move marks not just the end of an internet era but a major turning point in the company's communication strategy — and ...

Science fiction movies and television shows of the past often depicted characters talking to each other through video phones, an idea that seemed farfetched for many years. In today's world, Skype ...

Skype is one of many Internet services that allow you to connect to one or more people online and communicate with audio or video chat in real time. This type of connection "streams" your content back ...

Tom Warren is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is finally adding call recording to Skype. Later this month, ...

Skype is best known for being a video calling app and, to some extent, that’s because its messaging feature set has been a bit underdeveloped. Today, the company is working to change that image with a ...