Skype was surpassed by smartphone-native communication apps and Zoom video calls. When Microsoft tried to stretch the Skype brand into the workplace, it lost out to Slack Technologies.

Skype will ring for the last time on May 5 as owner Microsoft retires the two-decade-old internet calling service that redefined how people connect across borders.

After its initial launch in 2003, the service was acquired by Microsoft in 2011 with big plans to push it to consumers and enterprises and integrate it with Windows and other products. Over the years,

Microsoft said it will shut down Skype, the internet calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011. Users will be invited to switch to Teams.

Microsoft has now said you should jump on Teams instead. The Microsoft-owned video conferencing tool missed the boat on the pandemic-era boom, but it’s still sad to see it go, especially because Microsoft wants to keep pushing Teams in front of all Windows 11 users as a kind of default messaging app.

Skype has been a the go-to calling app for many, for decades. Well, it’s time to move on because in May, Microsoft is shuttering the popular app and moving users to Microsoft Teams. If that sounds alarming,