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27 Skype to finally be shuttered in May, 22 years after its August 2003 launch

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Tom's Hardware 2 place · today 08:24 EDT

Skype to finally be shuttered in May, 22 years after its August 2003 launch

Skype to be sunsetted in Q3 2025.

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