The last days of Skype: Time to switch to Teams – or say goodbye


Skype, once the most affordable way to call people, is now reportedly being shut down, 14 years after it was bought by Microsoft for US$8.5bil (RM37.6bil). — Photo: Monika Skolimowska/dpa

BERLIN: As the sun slowly sets Skype, some two decades after it started a revolution in online communication, owner Microsoft is pointing the way to its remaining loyal users: Teams.

The tech company wants to make it as easy as possible to switch over to its business-oriented communication platform and says it's working on a way to let people use their Skype logins to access Teams. Once you log in, all Skype chats, contacts and groups should automatically appear in Teams.

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Next In Tech News

First Robot: Melania Trump brings droid to White House event
Why AI means animal testing is not always needed to trial new medicines
Day of reckoning arrives for social media after US court loss
Teens get probation after using AI to create fake nudes of classmates
Revolut to base 40% of its global workforce in India by 2026
Apple rolls out age checks for UK users
Munich Re: AI making cyber attacks costlier and more effective
Nanya Technology shares surge 10% after $2.5 billion fundraising
Nvidia-backed Reflection AI eyes $25 billion valuation, WSJ reports
Hundreds of teens to trial social media bans in UK pilot project

Others Also Read