Microsoft said it would shut down Skype, the internet calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011. Users will be invited to switch to Teams.

Skype is among the world’s most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn’t see the Covid bump that Zoom did.

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Skype, one of the best-known video chat/calling apps, is shutting down forever on May 5, Microsoft has announced today.