Finally, Microsoft continues the Skype app and the messages obtained for a long time, which she obtained 14 years ago, indicating the end of one era of the oldest online communication applications.
For users, Skype will go to a non -connection mode on May 5, when Microsoft is replaced by a free version of Microsoft teams. The team was the selected Microsoft successor for years, offering the same types of video calls and group meetings.
“Skype has been an integral part of the formation of modern communications and supportive moments of meaningful, and we are honored that we were part of the trip,” said Jeff Tiber, Microsoft President of Cooperative Applications and Platforms.
A spokeswoman for a spokeswoman said that as part of this step, Microsoft will not expel any employees working on the application.
Skype users will be able to transfer old account data to the new team account, including old chats and contacts, according to the company Blog post.
Skype was founded by a group of entrepreneurs in the northern European and issued for the first time in 2003. EBY acquired it on the Internet after two years for $ 2.6 billion, before Microsoft buys it in 2011 for $ 8.5 billion, which was the largest acquisition.
At its peak, around 2016, it was Skype 300 million users. But her popularity has diminished over the years, raped by competing correspondence platforms such as WhatsApp and professional workplace applications such as Slack. As of 2023, it was only Skype 36 million Users.
Microsoft was the first time in the teams in 2016, and it has grown to become one of the most popular business platforms in this field with more than 320 million users. Now, the company will double its investments.
The Microsoft Microsoft Correspondent platform has become nearly the moment it was released, after the company said it will go to Skype for Business in 2017, which is what I entered into force after four years.
The company said that Skype users who paid for the credits will remain able to it until the next renewal period. Even after turning off the basic system in May, the Skype phone board will be available to users paid inside the teams.
