archived forever on the great file server in the sky. Software giant Microsoft shut down Skype on Monday, 5 May 2025 and is directing users to switch to its Slack rival, Microsoft Teams.

Shortly after my mother’s 89th birthday I called her landline via Skype. It was our last such communication ever. Don’t worry, mom’s fine. Skype, however, is as dead as the dire wolf. Deader, probably ...

When Skype debuted in 2003, it was the first time I remember feeling that an individual app—and not just the broader internet—was radically disrupting communications. Thanks to its ...

Before we were wedged into "Brady Bunch" squares on Zoom and Microsoft Teams, before we grew accustomed to summoning friends and family anytime, anywhere with FaceTime, there was Skype.

After nearly 22 years of connecting people across the globe, Skype is shutting down on May 5, marking the end of an era for one of the pioneers of internet communication. Launched in 2003 ...

Skype has seen it all. High-pressure job interviews. Awkward transatlantic family gatherings. Long-distance love affairs (and breakups). Many of our big life events have been bookended by Skype ...

In honor of Skype’s demise, we look back at some other beloved apps and social platforms from the 2000s and 2010s that are no longer with us. Vine (2012-2017) The Vine app homepage in 2013.

Skype will be retiring on Monday (May 5) after over 20 years in service. Over two decades after revolutionising the way people connected across the globe, Skype will be shutting down on Monday ...

Skype is a hybrid instant messaging and voice chat application that allows users to connect with one another from any global location with Internet access. With over 663 million users, Skype is ...

Today, Microsoft shuttered Skype. The 22 year old telecommunications program is survived by its many successors, including the detestable Microsoft Teams. Skype was first released in 2003 ...

Source Images: Prapat Aowsakorn via Canva.com, AJK via Canva.com, Oleksa via Canva.com) Editor at Large Shortly after my mother’s 89th birthday I called her landline via Skype. It was our last ...