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The Skype brand has become a verb, nearly synonymous with video and voice communications,
We've already done the work on the back end to restore their contacts, message history, and call logs,
We are honored to have been part of the journey,
They can migrate their conversation history and their contacts out and move on if they want, or they can migrate to Teams,
Those were golden days, I remember Skype.” ... Goodbye, Skype” ... Thank you for all the memories, Skype.”
Another user echoed the sentiment, saying ... Others expressed their gratitude with messages like End of an era, ... RIP Skype 2003-2025.”
One user simply wrote ... while another added RIP Skype. I grew up in the USVI away from all my family, so Skype was the only way I could see my grandparents, cousins, and everyone else. Thank you, Skype.”
Skype users will be in control, they’ll have the choice,
I’ve been at Microsoft for over 30 years, and there’s a lot of software that we’ve done that was incredibly valuable in its era, and then the next era came and it was the foundation,
said Jeff Teper, a Microsoft president who oversees communications and collaboration tools It’s the most successful product in its category by far,
Starting in May, Skype will no longer be available,
a Microsoft notice explains We've learned a lot from Skype over the years that we've put into Teams as we've evolved teams over the last seven to eight years,
Jeff Teper, president of Microsoft 365 collaborative apps and platforms, said in an interview with CNBC This is obviously a big, big moment for us, and we're certainly very grateful in many ways,
Skype has been an integral part of shaping modern communications".
We know this is a big deal for our Skype users, and we’re very grateful for their support of Skype and all the learnings that have factored into Teams over the last seven years,
Jeff Teper, president of Microsoft 365 collaborative Apps and platforms, told TechCrunch in an interview this week Skype took a bump — as did Teams — during the pandemic, and Skype has largely been pretty stable in the last couple of years,
It’s at a high-enough scale that we feel great about the app [Teams] for personal use,
We wanted to make sure that during this transition, people aren’t losing their contacts, their memories,
We’ll support [this] as long as users have credit and they’re using this functionality,
Microsoft VP of product Amit Fulay told TechCrunch The way we communicate has evolved significantly over the years. From instant messaging to video calls, technology has continuously transformed how we connect with each other,
