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After almost 20 years, the revolutionary internet-based communication interface, Skype will officially shut down today, May 5. The closing down of Skype in many ways marks the end of an era in digital ...
That’s because when the company’s sky-blue logo landed on our ... the once-ubiquitous video chat platform will be closing its all-seeing eye for good. Skype’s owner, Microsoft, has announced ...
RIP Skype: a nostalgic service that allowed us to connect - IN FOCUS: Skype was the first of its kind to allow mere mortals to make global video calls via the internet. At the time, the platform was ...
After more than two decades of connecting people around the globe, Skype has officially gone offline. Once the gold standard ...
The video chat service will officially be phased out by Microsoft on May 5. Here's how users are remembering it.
(NEXSTAR) – After a 21-year run, the once widely-used video chat app Skype is now officially a memory, as of May 5. “Rest in peace, Skype,” one person wrote on X. “You served us well.” “Listen to that ...
Skypers could also save their data manually by going to “Your Account” under “Settings” on Skype. A prompt allows them to choose whether to export contacts, caller ID numbers or chat history.
That’s still a thing (for now). But regular Skype users? Time to start packing up your chat history and waving goodbye to your once-trusty app. Microsoft acquired Skype way back in 2011 for a ...
Skype, which Microsoft bought in 2011, was beloved by a dwindling group of users who appreciated how it let them make cheap long-distance calls as well as communicate with other users through chat ...
Microsoft has finally buried Skype. Users complain about the radical nature of the changeover – and ask what will happen to the money they have paid in.