Skype will shut down today

Microsoft-owned communication platform Skype will end its journey on Monday, May 5, ending its two-decade run when people used the medium to connect across the globe.

Long before Internet users started using platforms like Zoom and WhatsApp calls, a trend that gained pace during the COVID-19 lockdown, Skype helped people hear and see them online with just the help of a computer and an Internet connection.

IT major Microsoft decided to end Skype’s journey to focus on Microsoft Teams.

In a blog post, the company said: “With Teams, users have access to many of the same core features they use in Skype, such as one-on-one calls and group calls, messaging, and file sharing.”

Teams offers enhanced features like hosting meetings, managing calendars, and building and joining communities for free._Agencies.