Goodbye Skype, hello Teams: How Microsoft is making the switch easy
Skype Will Shut Down on May 5, As Microsoft Shifts to Teams
Microsoft says it will shutter Skype in May, focus resources on Teams
How to migrate from Skype to Teams
Want to backup, export or download Skype Data? Move all your Skype chats, contacts, etc. to Teams. Learn how to migrate from Skype to Teams.
What went wrong with Skype?
Microsoft was too busy adding emoji and trying to compete with the rise of WhatsApp, FaceTime, Snapchat, and Facebook Messenger that it had fallen short on the very basics of Skype. It had gotten to the point, in 2016, where people were using Skype begrudgingly, simply because it was ubiquitous and nothing had replaced it yet.
Microsoft is retiring once-popular video app Skype to focus on Teams
Microsoft said that users will have the choice to either move to Microsoft Teams for free, or export their data from Skype.