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Microsoft is shutting down Skype in May 2025, directing users to its Microsoft Teams platform. While Teams offers similar core features like messaging and video calls, paid Skype features like phone calls will be limited or unavailable in the free Teams version. Microsoft 365 subscribers will retain some functionalities, but the iconic Skype is officially ending its run after years of competition from other video calling platforms.

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