Skype Shuts Down by Microsoft
This is a news story, published by Verge, that relates primarily to Skype news.
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The Verge looks back on Skype

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Microsoft has announced that it is shutting Skype down on May 5th .
The once-popular app was fated to be neglected and ignored.
Current users will be encouraged to move to Teams or to export their data.
Here are some thoughts from The Verge 's staff on Skype ’s passing.
When The Vergecast was live on YouTube every Thursday , we used Skype ’s NDI (Network Device Interface) to bring remote guests onto the show.
As time went on, Skype didn’t keep up, especially with the popularity of Zoom and other apps, it became pretty much forgotten.
Microsoft is shutting down Skype in favor of Teams .
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