Skype was a vestige of the early-2000s tech boom and bust, and its current users will be transitioned over to free accounts on Microsoft Teams — the company’s preferred videoconferencing and workplace ...

The Redmond, Washington-based company will offer Skype users the option of migrating to Teams, which is now its strongest rival to Salesforce Inc.-owned Slack, before it shuts down in May. “I’ve been ...

The company plans to move users ... As part of the move, Microsoft will not lay off any employees who worked on the app, a spokeswoman said. Skype users will be able to transfer old account ...

Microsoft was too busy adding emoji and trying to compete with the rise of WhatsApp, FaceTime, Snapchat, and Facebook Messenger that it had fallen short on the very basics of Skype. It had gotten to ...

The company's decision to discontinue ... to other projects rather than being laid off. Skype played a key role in popularizing VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) technology, enabling businesses ...

Microsoft says it will shut down the once popular voice-over-Internet-protocol (VoIP) and video calling tool Skype in May ...

Existing Skype Number users will also need to port their number over to ... that the company was preparing for the eventual retirement of Skype. In December, Microsoft killed off Skype credits ...

Skype was a vestige of the early-2000s tech boom and bust, and its current users will be transitioned over to free accounts on Microsoft Teams - the company's preferred videoconferencing and ...