Skype permanently shut down
Millions of customers were frantically searching for a substitute for the groundbreaking internet phone service when Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5.
A declining number of customers adored Skype, which Microsoft acquired in 2011, because it allowed them to engage with other users via audio or video conversations, chat messages, and inexpensive long-distance calls.
Some found it easy to use and simple, which is beneficial when setting up a messaging app for an elderly parent who lives far away.
One of the earliest communication services that use voice over internet protocol technology (VoIP), which transforms audio into a digital signal, was Skype, which was established in 2003.
Americans and other foreign nationals who signed up for Skype because they required a U.S.-based number in order to get text authentication credentials from, say, a bank back home are likewise inconvenienced by the service’s departure. It was also useful for making free calls to 800 numbers even if you weren’t in North America.
In late February, Microsoft declared that it would discontinue Skype on May 5 and move some of its features to Microsoft Teams, its flagship platform for group collaboration and office videoconferencing.
In late February, Microsoft declared that it would discontinue Skype on May 5 and move some of its features to Microsoft Teams, its flagship platform for group collaboration and office videoconferencing.
