The Skype messenger popular in Ukraine closes forever after 20 years of work

< img src = "/uploads/blogs/b7/21/ib-fqliokbcj_81ac4b2c.jpg" Alt = "popular in Ukraine messenger closes forever after 20 years of work"/> ~ ~ ~ < P > Microsoft officially confirmed that in May 2025 he would stop Skype support. Users are encouraged to switch to Microsoft Teams, which has long become a priority platform of the company.

< p > reports RBC-Ukraine (SYLER project) with a link to the XDA Developers site, which specializes in the development of software for mobile devices.

~ < P > As one of the users noticed, in the latest test version of Skype for Windows there was a message: “Starting & nbsp; < strong > with & nbsp; May. Teams “.

< h2 > What is known about Skype < P > Skype first appeared in 2003, and in 2011 Microsoft purchased it. In a few years, the company has closed some of its own communication services, including Windows Live Messenger, and in 2015 tried to integrate Skype in Windows 10.

~ < p >True, Skype integration with Windows 10 lasted only nine months. Initially, Microsoft divided it into separate applications for video calls, messages and calls, and in the next update she removed them. In 2016, the company presented the Skype UWP version, giving up the classic Win32, but soon returned to Win32 again, closing UWP.

~ < P > in 2017 Microsoft launched Teams – a platform for joint work based on Skype technologies and intended for competition with Slack.

< P > Since then, the company has been actively promoting Teams, so it is not surprising if you expected Skype closure six years ago when Microsoft eliminated Skype for Business. But every time another update appeared.

< p >In fact, Skype has never become a hit, which Microsoft expected. This was hampered by Apple Facetime, the failure of your own mobile platform (Windows Phone) and endless Google Experiments with messengers.

< P > When Windows 11 came out in 2021, he initially offered integration with Teams – just like Windows 10 Version 1511 was once closely related to Skype. Soon this innovation disappeared, but the very fact that Microsoft offered a free personal version of Teams instead of Skype was a alarming bell.

< p > Now the moment of final closure came -& nbsp; < strng > from May Skype will start disconnecting . Most likely you will see the appropriate message in the application.

< h2 > that can be Microsoft Teams and to whom it will be useful

< P > Microsoft Teams is a platform for communication and working together, developed by Microsoft. It combines chats, video calls, conferences, file exchange and integration with other Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, OneDrive, etc.).

~ ~ < p >< strng > Main opportunities:

< Ul > < li > Group and personal chats

< li > video calls and online conferences

< li > Working with files right in an application

< li > Integration with Outlook, SharePoint and other tools.

< P > Teams is used as & nbsp; < strng > in business ~, and & nbsp; < strong >– in education ~ 62; works, online lessons and joint projects. In 2017, the service was launched as Skype for Business replace