#Skype really sounds like opening a can when you think about it…
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¡Alerta usuarios de #Skype! 
Su cierre es INMINENTE (mayo 2025). ¿Aún no tienes alternativa?
Encuentra el reemplazo perfecto en Skype Alternative Directory, un #directorio con las mejores alternativas.
¡No esperes al último día!
https://softandapps.info/2025/04/26/skype-alternative-directory-busca-el-reemplazo-perfecto-a-skype/
I remember for a time Skype was the main way I used to communicate when I traveled away from home and conducted podcast interviews with filmmakers based all over the world.
The service is shutting down in May.
It truly is the end of an era in #tech
Rest of World · When the world connected on SkypeOn the eve of its demise, Rest of World readers remember how Skype changed their world.
По долгу службы пришлось зайти в Teams.
Это что, Microsoft угробили свой почти удавшийся клон Slack и переделали его в скин для Skype? 
Когда несколько лет назад в компании где я работал пользовались Teams, у нас там были каналы, автоматизации, бриджи куда-то.
Сейчас я зашёл - у меня тут диалоги как в Telegram или Skype, всё огромное, ориентироваться невозможно.
Может быть, я зашёл не в ту дверь?
What I've learned since posting this is that #Skype credit and the dialer won't show up in Teams free until after May 5th when Skype stops working. That came from a Volunteer Mod in the official MS Community forums. #whatmeworried
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Skype — всё. 20 лет, 2 миллиарда пользователей, конец связи. Как так вышло и чем заменить «старика»?
Сначала это выглядело как слухи. Но теперь официально: Skype всё. Прекращают поддержку, отключают функции, предлагают «переехать» в Teams. Это конец. И если вы когда-то звонили родителям через скайп или проводили первую онлайн-презентацию именно там — новость звучит как личное прощание. В статье вспомнили историю Skype и собрали ряд альтернатив. Skype стал частью цифровой культуры — и теперь исчезает из неё окончательно…
ХабрSkype — всё. 20 лет, 2 миллиарда пользователей, конец связи. Как так вышло и чем заменить «старика»?Сначала это выглядело как слухи. Но теперь официально: Skype всё. Прекращают поддержку, отключают функции, предлагают «переехать» в Teams. Это конец. И если вы когда-то звонили родителям через скайп...
Adieus Amigo – This is Skype, Signing Off! by Vigneshwaran #Skype #Windows11
https://winsides.com/adieus-amigo-this-is-skype-signing-off/
Dieses nervöse Zucken, wenn jemand seinen Bildschirm teilt, und da unten ungelesene Nachrichten in #Skype angezeigt werden.
I don't know if anybody else is affected by #Microsoft killing #Skype, but I have a Skype number that I've used for like 15 years. I like it. A buddy of mine runs "TossableDigits" and they can port that number out of Skype. I get get SMSs on it, do call forwarding or voicemail, and even use an API to make changes to how it behaves.
The other common use case for this is for people that want to give out disposable numbers. You can get a number, use it a while, then throw it away.
All based in the US, and they don't make any super special guarantees about privacy. So I'm not sure it's great if you want throwaway numbers for dubious purposes. But women who don't want to give out their real number to men they just met is a good use case. Or maybe even an on-call rota so that the on-call number is always the same, but forwards to whomever is on-call. APIs would let you do that automatically.
Just thought I'd share. I don't get any commissions or anything.
www.tossabledigits.comReal Virtual Phone Numbers. Private, Disposable, Anonymous, Affordable - Tossable Digits
Microsoft is shutting down Skype, trapping money without refunds - The Washington Post
https://archive.ph/Rp1eN
#discord IS LITERALLY THE PROBLEM!
It's worse than any #IRC, #Mumble or even the old #TeamSpeak & #Skype for that matter.
It combines the disadvantages of #Forum, #paywalled #documentation, #chat and #voicechat with 0 redeeming qualities (unlike #Zulip & Mumble & #XMPP+#OMEMO) it's just an #InformationBlackhole!
I'm shure fecking #dread has better moderation and I'd rather use #MicrosoftTeams + #Slack cuz those at least have proper #moderation tools.
Case in point: I'd rather #SelfHost all my comms infrastructure than to ever use something like Discord or any other #GDPR-violating SaaS that is just enshittification.
I'd rather recommend people to instead choose a tool that does everything but horrible to go with multiple smaller & good tools
- Public Chat? IRC!
- Group Voicechat? Mumble.
- #Documentation? #mkDocs-material.
- 1:1 Chats? XMPP+OMEMO.
- E2EE Group Chats? #deltaChat.
- E2EE Calls? #WebCall.
- Filehosting? #IPFS, #BitTorrent, oshi.at, etc. ...
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Check @alternativeto and @european_alternatives for options.
Wondering and pondering: in the past 20-something years we used #Skype to cheaply phone call far-away relatives and to #phone #call closer relatives when _we_ were far away.
Now that Skype will close, are there #alternatives to do the same (as in call land phones from the Internet)?
And no, both relatives have neither Internet nor a modern smartphone.
Cam someone help?
Microsoft announces the shutdown of Skype, moving users to Teams, highlighting the evolution of communication tools and the migration process.On May 5, Microsoft will officially retire Skype, a pioneer in internet communication, transitioning all users to Microsoft Teams. 
#business #communication #Microsoft #Migration #Skype #software #Teams #technology #redrobot
https://redrobot.online/2025/03/microsoft-to-retire-skype-shifts-focus-to-teams/
Microsoft announces the shutdown of Skype, moving users to Teams, highlighting the evolution of communication tools and the migration process.On May 5, Microsoft will officially retire Skype, a pioneer in internet communication, transitioning all users to Microsoft Teams. #business #communication #Microsoft #Migration #Skype #software #Teams #technology #redrobot
https://redrobot.online/2025/03/microsoft-to-retire-skype-shifts-focus-to-teams/
@neil
I moved our weekly virtual drinks party from Skype to Jitsi a few weeks ago, after Microsoft fumbled the transition from Skype to #Teams and one of us couldn't join. I'm really impressed by the way Jitsi has come on since I last tried it in 2020: not only is the connection clear and stable, but #Jitsi makes better use of our inadequate bandwidth than #Skype ever did.
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Nextcloud Talk auf selbst gehostetem Server.
I've had a #Skype account that I'll hardly used for YEARS & just received a notice from #MSFT that they are "retiring" it & transitioning Skype subscribers to #MicrosoftTeams, whatever that is.
Since I'm not a #TeamPlayer, I'm not going to make the transition but I've got a $9.09 credit that I've got to use before they retire it.
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Dear Skype user,
In order to streamline our free consumer communications offerings, we will be retiring Skype on May 5, 2025to focus on Microsoft Teams, our modern communications and collaboration hub.
Teams helps people stay connected and engaged at work and at home. Teams users have access to many of the same core features as Skype, including 1:1 calls, group calls, messaging, and file sharing. Additionally, Teams offers enhanced features like hosting meetings, managing calendars, and building and joining communities—all for free.
Welche #VideoTelefon Software nutzt ihr denn jetzt so mit den Eltern/Großeltern. Bisher lief #Skype, da einfach. Muss auf einem Android-Tablet laufen und nach Möglichkeit ohne UsBigTec