--- title: "Say Goodbye to Skype (It’s Been Fun) - Blogs on IT Support and Cybersecurity for Small Business" description: "Skype, once a popular and beloved video chat platform, has reached the end of its rope (in a manner of speaking). Microsoft is discontinuing the 20-year-old communication application, instead focusing its efforts on Microsoft Teams. The last update t" url: "https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/say-goodbye-to-skype-its-been-fun" date: "2026-06-26T04:46:23+00:00" language: "en-GB" --- ## Blogs on IT Support and Cybersecurity for Small Business Insights on cybersecurity, AI, and IT strategy to help business leaders reduce risk, improve performance, and make better technology decisions. [ Categories ](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories "Categories") [ Tags ](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/tags "Tags") [ Categories: All Categories ](https://colemantechnologies.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories") Search...Suggested keywords [ x ](https://colemantechnologies.com/javascript:void(0);) # Say Goodbye to Skype (It’s Been Fun) [Technology](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories/technology) [Communications](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories/communications) [Upgrade](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/categories/upgrade) [Coleman Technologies Admin](https://colemantechnologies.com/blog/blogger/darren-coleman) Tuesday, 24 June 2025 [ ![Say Goodbye to Skype (It’s Been Fun)](https://colemandev.directivesites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ByeSkype_505479462_400.jpg) ](https://colemandev.directivesites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/ByeSkype_505479462_400.jpg "Say Goodbye to Skype (It’s Been Fun)") Skype, once a popular and beloved video chat platform, has reached the end of its rope (in a manner of speaking). Microsoft is discontinuing the 20-year-old communication application, instead focusing its efforts on Microsoft Teams. The last update to Skype will be on May 5, but that doesn’t change the impact Skype had on the development of modern communication tools. ## Teams Really is Replacing Skype Microsoft is enabling Skype users to import their communications, including chats, contacts, photos, call history, and so on, all to the Teams platform, effectively preserving and replacing it at the same time. This will occur based on a pop-up that Microsoft has added to Skype; you can watch this [YouTube video](https://youtu.be/FK-WjbsVgB4?feature=shared) for a look at it. ### But Why? The one big reason why Skype is disappearing is because all the other tools it inspired have surpassed it. Skype was founded in 2003, then acquired by Microsoft in 2011 as a part of its efforts to expand its enterprise collaboration solutions. During this time, it also acquired Bing to help out its new Windows Phone 7 OS (look how far that went). Microsoft then completed a rebrand of its existing communication platform, Lync, as Skype for Business, and bundled it with Office until 2021, when it was discontinued. Unfortunately for Skype enthusiasts (we know you’re out there… we think), its time has come to join the ever-growing list of [discontinued software](https://microsoftgraveyard.com/). ## Skype is a Reminder of IT’s Ugly Truths No software lasts forever, and it’s beneficial to keep an eye on new technology innovations, even if they will eventually fade with time. Technology by nature will grow outdated with time, so you should expect improvements, updates, and changes to happen while you’re going about your business–whether you’re ready or not. You should always be ready to adjust your technology plans according to what big software developers like Microsoft are planning for widely-used solutions. 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