< IMG LOADING = "Lazy" SRSC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Styles/Medium/2017-11/PART-SPA7754974-1-1-0.jpg ? Itok = FB5IP0KA" Width = "1300" Height = "865" Alt = "Skype n ' is more downloadable from the amp; 039; app store Chinese and local Android shops "title =" images/part-spa7754974-1-1-0.jpg "Class =" Lazyload Img-Fluid Image-Style-Max-300x1300 " SRC = "/Sites/Default/Files/Styles/Max_1300x1300/Public/2017-11/PART-SPA7754974-1-0.JPG ? Itok = Q4lngyod"/> © Lionel Bonaventure/AFP/Archives < P >< Strong > After 22 years of service, but not as much success, Skype closes its doors in May 2025 & nbsp; nbsp; the pioneer of video calls has become too low compared to its competitors (zoom, Whatsapp, etc.) and gives way to Teams, more oriented solution. The end of an era for instant messaging. & Amp; nbsp;
< P >Created in 2003 by Scandinavian entrepreneurs, the service revolutionized online communications before being bought by Microsoft in 2011 for $ 8.5 billion. At the time, Skype was one of the very first to allow free video calls, an innovation that transformed digital exchanges. However, despite additions like instant messaging and online conferences, Skype has never managed to keep its leadership in the face of more dynamic competition. < P > Today, Skype disappears, supplanted by giants such as Zoom, Whatsapp or Telegram, much more modern and high -performance. These platforms have been able to evolve with the needs of users, where Skype got into a series of unconvincing updates. “Skype fails to reinvent itself,” recently underlined an analyst in < EM > Le Parisien . This lack of adaptability has led to an increasing disinterest in the public, while services as a zoom, initially acclaimed for their professional use, have become essential for daily use, in particular because of their simplified interface and their reliability. < p > Microsoft, on the other hand, seems to have found a replacement solution: Teams Professional world, will now take over on all devices, mobile as fixed. If this pivot is part of a desire to rationalize the offer, it raises questions about the accessibility and relevance of a tool mainly intended for companies for classic Skype users. After all, which today could imagine continuing to organize family meetings or friendly calls on a platform designed for offices ? < P >< Strong > The article you liked ? It mobilized our editorial staff which only lives from your gifts. < Br > Information has a cost, especially since competition from subsidized writing requires additional rigor and professionalism. < P > With your support, France-Soir will continue to offer its articles for free & nbsp; we think that everyone must have access to free and independent information to forge their own opinion. < P > You are the sine qua non condition for our existence, support us for France-Soir to remain the French media which makes the most legitimate express.
By Natasha Kumar
Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116