Skype is dying, but this niche messaging app once bought by Skype just integrated with Microsoft Copilot
Skype may be on its way out, but GroupMe — once purchased by Skype — is still going strong. Microsoft just announced a new Copilot integration for GroupMe.
Microsoft Plans to Kill Skype, but Did It Ever Truly Live?
Continue your calls and chats in Teams.” That explicitly spells out the plans for Skype’s deprecation in favor of Microsoft’s main-line voice and video chat software. In an email statement, the ...
Why Microsoft is Shutting Down Skype—And 5 Chat Alternatives
Microsoft is retiring Skype in May 2025, urging users to migrate to Microsoft Teams Free. Here are some alternatives video communication tools.
Microsoft is shutting down Skype after a 21-year run. Here’s how it lost out to video call rivals
Skype is among the world’s most long-lasting digital brands. But other mobile apps took off faster, and Skype didn’t see the Covid bump that Zoom did.
End of an era: Microsoft to shut down Skype, shifting users to Teams, 14 years after $8.5B deal
Microsoft confirmed Friday that it is officially retiring Skype in May and consolidating its consumer communication offerings into Microsoft Teams.
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Microsoft confirms it's killing off Skype in May, after 14 years
Microsoft acquired the telecommunications app in May 2011 for $8.5 billion and used it to replace its Windows Live Messenger platform. As the company revealed in February 2023, when it unveiled an ...
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Microsoft Copilot is now available in GroupMe, and will act as an assistant there
Copilot will be available in GroupMe and users can ask it for everything, from info to booking tickets to concerts.