But come Monday, May 5, 2025—nearly 22 years after it changed communications—Skype will shut down for good….
Microsoft has also confirmed that any Skype users who still have active Skype Credits and subscriptions (which were required to make VOIP calls via Skype) after May 5 can still make VOIP calls* by using a new Skype Dial Pad tool, which will remain available on the Skype web portal and within the free version of Microsoft Teams, known as Teams Free.
*(That’s only until the money or the subscription runs out)
https://www.fastcompany.com/91320383/skype-shutting-down-useful-voip-alternatives-international-call-landline-microsoft-zoom-phone-google-voice-viber-out
Microsoft spent BILLIONS to buy Skype.
As with everything else, they messed with it too much, as discussed in the article.