The line is cut for Skype. Estonia’s software was a pioneer in Internet telecommunications. Very quickly, Skype was a great success internationally. It ended up being redeemed by Microsoft in 2011 for almost $ 8.5 billion.
But since May 5, 2025, Skype cannot be used, after twenty -two years of existence. It is not a surprise since the fateful date of the software had already been discovered in February 2025.
The King of Telecommunications Falls
Until the 2010s, Skype reigned only in the online telecommunications market. Now it drowns in a large amount of software that offers the same characteristics or even more. Some messages even have a directly integrated video call function.
WhatsApp, Facetime, Google Meet, Discord or Messenger, the alternatives are numerous and much more used today. Zoom in particular stole the Microsoft software program during the 2020 health crisis. He was more capable of managing calls with a large number of participants. The fatal blow for Skype that could not take advantage of the confinement to be reborn.
It has been a long time since Microsoft suggests that you want to get rid of Skype in favor of Microsoft teams. Since the arrival of Windows 11, the latter has been integrated into the Windows base, Skype has been left alone. The vocation of equipment remains a use in the professional environment. A new objective that denotes with the general public of Skype.
All your data will not be lost in Skype, since it is possible to transfer them to the equipment. “Skype users will have everything under control, they will have the option. They can migrate their conversations and contacts anywhere, or migrate to the teams,” said Jeff Teper, responsible for collaboration applications in Microsoft, on the edge.
Source: BFM TV
