FILE - This photo shows the icon for Microsoft's Skype app on a smartphone in New York, April 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)(Patrick Sison / AP) The tech giant said Friday it will retire ...

Microsoft is retiring the once popular Skype communications app as the company transitions more toward the Microsoft Team platform. The company says Skype will be shutting down in May 2025 and is ...

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011, which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online.

Microsoft has for years prioritized Teams over Skype and the decision to fold the brand reflects the tech giant’s desire to streamline its main communications app as it faces a host of competitors.