2025-02-28 22:22:08

Microsoft Is Killing Skype After Buying It for $8.5 Billion 14 Years Ago

Way back before everybody was suddenly stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic and using Zoom to work and socialize, there was a predominant video conferencing app that nobody used much outside of work. It was Microsoft’s Skype. Before we use Zoom as a verb in the way we Google or Uber, in that way […] The post Microsoft Is Killing Skype After Buying It for $8.5 Billion 14 Years Ago appeared first on VICE.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/microsoft-is-killing-skype-after-buying-it-for-8-5-billion-14-years-ago/

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