Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May (1.Viewing)

Skype is shutting down after two decades​

Microsoft is shutting down Skype, the internet-based phone and video service that was once the dominant way of staying connected in the mid 2000s.

Skype will “no longer be available” to use starting in May, the company confirmed on X, telling users that their log-in information can be used on Microsoft Teams’ free tier in the “coming days.”

Skype’s shutdown comes 14 years after Microsoft bought the service for $8.5 billion in cash, marking the company’s largest ever acquisition at the time. Microsoft integrated the service into its other products, such as Office and it’s ill-fated mobile operating service Windows Phone.

Read more: https://us.cnn.com/2025/02/28/tech/skype-microsoft-shutdown/index.html

Ah, the joys of service termination and consolidation resulting from late-stage capitalism.

It's eventually going to be like in Demolition Man, with one company and brand controlling each industry.