Do you still remember Skype?

@youless (112916)

Guangzhou, China

March 3, 2025 8:08am CST

I started to use Skype long time ago as it could make an international call in low price. But today we already use other apps which can have a live talk we don't have to make a call. This is why Skype is still in my phone but I hardly use it for years. Now I heard a news that Skype will be gone in May this year. It seems that Microsoft gives up some old software. In the past it was MSN and now it's Skype.

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@DaddyEvil (145308)

• United States

3 Mar

I know I have a Skype account even though I never used it. And I still use MSN. I use WhatsApp to make international calls and texts. That's how I contact my Indian friends from myLot as well as some of my Filipino and Indonesian friends from myLot, too.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

3 Mar

Frankly, I don't know MSN can still work today. It seems everybody is "offline"?

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

@DaddyEvil My main email is Hotmail. It is also belonged to Microsoft

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@DaddyEvil (145308)

• United States

3 Mar

@youless My main email is MSN and it's working but slowly. I checked MSN news and it's also slow but working.

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@grenery8 (15619)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

3 Mar

no, gone? i still have it on my laptop and i like it, i like it more than microsoft.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

6 Mar

@grenery8 Yes, sometimes good things are gone due to the company thinks it doesn't make a profit

By the way, today I deleted Skype to free some space in my phone. Anyway, nobody is online there and it will be gone soon. So no need to keep it

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

Yeah... Sad to say it will be unavailable in May

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@grenery8 (15619)

• Zagreb, Croatia (Hrvatska)

5 Mar

@youless then i'll delete it by myself. thanks for telling us. always good things are gone

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@franxav (14061)

• India

3 Mar

I remember Skype though I never used it

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

3 Mar

A little disappointment as it was a good software before.

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@Dreamerby (7682)

• Calcutta, India

3 Mar

I have never used skype too.

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@sjvg1976 (42010)

• Delhi, India

3 Mar

@Dreamerby We had used in the office when didn't had smart phones and no WhatsApp and facebook

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@pitsipeahie (5137)

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3 Mar

Oh yeah, we're bidding good bye to Skype soon. I guess its relevance has declined due to competition from other messaging and video call apps that has emerged thru the years. Microsoft is now focusing more on Teams as its main communication platform.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

You are right. Hopefully they don't have to abandon new apps.

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@cabuyogty (3476)

• Philippines

3 Mar

I used Skype before to my proctor so that I can take my exams online in Psychology and Introduction to Economics for my college studies.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

Soon you have to find another app

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@cabuyogty (3476)

• Philippines

4 Mar

@youless the proctor and the school need to find another app too.

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@Beestring (15162)

• Hong Kong

3 Mar

I used Skype quite a lot many years ago. Now, I mainly use WhatsApp to chat and call.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

3 Mar

Yes, today there are many apps which can take place of Skype. Skype seems to remain the same and dooesn't have good improvements.

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@Dreamerby (7682)

• Calcutta, India

3 Mar

Same here. Its just so easy.

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@snowy22315 (187378)

• United States

3 Mar

Yeah, I remember it. It seemed confusing to use. Whatsapp is better

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

In fact I think Skype is easy to use. I wonder whether it is slow or something like that due to fewer people use it.

@sjvg1976 (42010)

• Delhi, India

3 Mar

I have used it before the introduction of WhatsApp but not now I use it

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

I think it is no need to use Skype now.

@RebeccasFarm (93533)

• United States

3 Mar

I never did friend.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

Perhaps you didn't have to make international calls at that time.

@Tampa_girl7 (52183)

• United States

13 Mar

I used Skype to talk with a friend overseas. I haven’t used it in recent years.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

14 Mar

Now there are other apps which can do the same.

@rakski (135318)

• Philippines

4 Mar

I have not heard about Skype being gone. It is use less the past years because of the many apps that can be use now

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

Now this is even not a news. You can see how unpopular Skype is today.

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@rakski (135318)

• Philippines

4 Mar

@youless true. the younger generations do not know skype

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@JudyEv (350351)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Mar

I did hear about Skype being ditched. It was great at the time.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

You are right. It was a great software in the past since it could make international pc-phone call.

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@Deepizzaguy (108370)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Mar

I like Skype since it is useful to speak to my relatives overseas. Too bad it will come to an end in May.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

Today we even seldom make a real call.

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@Deepizzaguy (108370)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Mar

@youless I know what you mean.

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Anindita Sengupta

@aninditasen (16935)

• Raurkela, India

4 Mar

I started using Skype since 2009. I still have the app on my smart phone but don't use it.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

I'm the same. But soon we can uninstall it since Skype won't work in May.

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@aninditasen (16935)

• Raurkela, India

10 Mar

@youless I will uninstall it in the month of May.

@allknowing (143426)

• India

3 Mar

I had it a long time ago

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

Me, too.

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@LeaPea2417 (37724)

• Toccoa, Georgia

3 Mar

I used it a few times long ago.

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

That's good.

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@Dreamerby (7682)

• Calcutta, India

3 Mar

Yeah technologies are getting replaced faster than anyone would have though

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@youless (112916)

• Guangzhou, China

4 Mar

You are right.