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Do you remember Skype? The internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid-2000s is logging off for good in May. Microsoft bought the service 14 years ago for a whopping $8.

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Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that it was killing off Skype, one of the first services to offer phone and video calls over the internet. 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-communications tool,

Microsoft will soon switch off Skype, a pioneering telecom and video call platform that emerged from the rubble of the dotcom era.

Skype was an a pioneer in live video-calling that was bought by Microsoft in 2011, but was later overtaken by competing services.

Microsoft said that users will have the choice to either move to Microsoft Teams for free, or export their data from Skype.

Microsoft is retiring Skype in May 2025, urging users to migrate to Microsoft Teams Free. Here are some alternatives video communication tools.