Microsoft is no longer offering Skype and is helping its users make the transition to Teams as the service officially retires on May 5, 2025. Fox Business Personal Finance ...

Those who do not want to use Microsoft Teams Free can export their Skype data. Those who do nothing will have their data deleted in January 2026, Microsoft's website says. READ ON THE FOX BUSINESS APP ...

Skype launched in 2003 and added video functionality to calls in 2005, a major innovation at the time. Microsoft acquired it in 2011 for $8.5 billion.

There is a free version of Microsoft Teams that Microsoft is encouraging its Skype users to utilize. Like Skype, it includes video calls and messaging.