Microsoft is finally pulling the plug on Skype, Teams takes over: Report

Before FaceTime, before Zoom, before WhatsApp calls, there was Skype. It was the way to make voice and video calls over the internet. Long before 3G and mobile-first communication, Skype let people connect globally, for free, when international calls were still expensive.

But after years of declining relevance, Microsoft is finally pulling the plug—Skype will officially shut down in May, with users being pushed to Teams instead.

The news, first reported by XDA Developers

, surfaced in the latest Skype for Windows preview, where a message informs…