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                      Microsoft to Shut Down Skype in May

   Adam Engst

   At XDA, [1]Rich Woods writes:

     The writing has been on the wall for Skype for a long time, but
     every time you think it's dead, Microsoft launches some [2]big
     update. This time, however, that's not happening, as Microsoft is
     finally retiring Skype in May. The solution? You guessed it ' use
     Teams instead.

   I won't miss Skype. My last real use of the app was recording a Command
   Control Power podcast in 2023, but I recently started getting spam
   chats about cryptocurrency scams and whatever a 'translated
   conversation' is. I considered deleting Skype from my iPhone but
   figured it was worth keeping around just in case. No longer.

   Microsoft wants Skype users to [3]transition to Microsoft Teams, but it
   remains unclear if Teams will fulfill all the functions for which
   people used Skype, such as calling landlines and cell phones from an
   app. If you're still using Skype, how do you plan to replace it?

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   1. https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-killing-skype/
   2. https://www.xda-developers.com/skype-insider-update-ui-revamp/
   3. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/02/28/the-next-chapter-moving-from-skype-to-microsoft-teams/
   4. https://www.xda-developers.com/microsoft-killing-skype/

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