To encourage this transition, Microsoft will soon allow users to sign in to the free version of Teams with their Skype username and password. By using the same credentials, users will be able to access their existing chats and contacts if they want to pick up where they left off.

Get ready to bid goodbye to Skype. In a press release, Microsoft announced it would shut down its once-popular video conferencing app on May 5.

Skype will be retired on May 5th, and existing users will need to export their data or migrate to Teams.

Microsoft is pivoting to support Teams instead. Microsoft 365 head Jeff Teper encouraged Skype users to migrate their Skype contacts to Teams.

Skype, once the go-to app for making calls on the internet, is shutting down after several key missteps and the rise of more user-friendly competitors. The big picture: Skype, a big hit during the early 2000s,

Microsoft said that users will have the choice to either move to Microsoft Teams for free, or export their data from Skype.

Microsoft will soon switch off Skype, a pioneering telecom and video call platform that emerged from the rubble of the dotcom era.

For users, Skype will go offline on May 5, when Microsoft replaces it with a free version of Microsoft Teams. Teams has been Microsoft’s chosen successor for years, offering the same kinds of video calls and group meetings.

Microsoft said today that it will sunset Skype, the company that popularized voice calls over the web, in favor of its own Teams app.

Microsoft confirmed Friday that it is officially retiring Skype in May and consolidating its consumer communication offerings into Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft has finally decided to shut down Skype. In an attempt to promote Teams, the company is offering users a seamless migration process.

Microsoft said it would shut down Skype, the internet calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011. Users will be invited to switch to Teams.