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Skype is shutting down today — these are the best alternatives
After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down on Monday.
RIP Skype — you were right about almost everything
At its peak, Skype was enormous. In 2009, The New York Times reported the app had 405 million users, and accounted for 8 ...
The Internet says goodbye to Skype, and thanks for all the calls
The decision to scrap Skype, announced in March, caps a remarkable 21-year run for a software that for many embodied the ...
Skype is shutting down for good today, and leaving us with... whatever this is
Microsoft is shutting down Skype in an effort to push users towards its platform, Microsoft Teams. Existing Skype users can ...
Skype is dead — Microsoft drops the call after 14 years of neglect to favor Teams: "We know this is a big deal for our users"
Today, on May 5, Microsoft is pulling the plug on Skype as it officially retires the app. While speaking to TechCrunch, Jeff ...
Farewell to Skype, the Technology That Changed My Life
Skype, however, is as dead as the dire wolf. Deader, probably, because nobody is trying to figure out how to bring Skype back. My mother was born before humans discovered how to use antibiotics and ...