Microsoft is shutting down Skype and really wants you to join Teams instead

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Microsoft is sunsetting video conferencing service Skype later this year. According to a detail within Skype’s latest Windows preview, its demise is set for May 2025. Microsoft suggests that users migrate to Teams instead. You’d be forgiven for forgetting that Skype still exists — I sure did — but it seems that the long-lived video conferencing app’s days are numbered. According to a small detail buried within the latest Skype for Windows preview (h/t: XDA-Developers), the service is set to shut down in May, with Microsoft ushering remaining users and their chats towards its new darling, Microsoft Teams. Do you still use Skype in 2025? 18 votes Yes, I do! 39 % No, I've migrated to Microsoft Teams. 22 % No, I've moved to another service entirely. 39 % Skype launched back in 2003, before the age of Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube. It allowed users to voice and video call contacts via the VoIP protocol, reducing the cost of communication for ... Read full article.