<ul><li>Microsoft has officially shut down the Skype app and service to focus on Microsoft Teams, their competitor to Slack.</li><li>Users are now being directed to use Microsoft Teams instead of Skype, with the Skype Dial Pad being the last feature reserved for Skype subscribers.</li><li>Skype, once a popular choice for video calls, was acquired by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion and had a history of ownership by eBay and venture capital firms.</li><li>Ironically, Microsoft purchased Skype to replace its own Windows Live Messenger, leading to the end of the service which marked the era of video calling.</li></ul>

RIP Skype (2003–2025), survived by multiple versions of Microsoft Teams

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