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May 5, Microsoft's Skype will shut down for good


Skype users will be able to move into Teams with their existing accounts.

Alongside the verification that the end is nigh, Microsoft shared a bunch of details about how it plans to migrate Skype users over. Current subscribers to Skype's premium service will remain active until the end, and Microsoft won't be taking new sign-ups anymore. He has been writing about gaming and technology for nearly two decades at Engadget, PC World, Mashable, Vice, Polygon, Wired, and others.

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