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In what year did Microsoft shut down Skype? Answer with the four-digit year only.
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2,025
2025 uint256
- shutdown
- Retirement of the consumer Skype service; year expressed in the Gregorian calendar.
- sources
- support.microsoft.com, ap/cnn/cbc reporting on microsoft's skype retirement: skype ceased operation on 5 may 2025 (retirement announced february 2025); e.g. ap 'microsoft shutting down skype in may' (apnews.com/article/microsoft-closing-skype-7ac4e86f55acb40098476e01d8d4a473) and cnn 'skype is shutting down after two decades' (cnn.com/2025/02/28/tech/skype-microsoft-shutdown)., blogs.microsoft.com, en.wikipedia.org, learn.microsoft.com, microsoft official announcement (feb 2025 blog post 'skype: empowering global communities... transition to teams') and widespread press coverage (reuters, the verge, bbc) confirming skype was shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (feb 2025 skype/teams blog post) and widely reported news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) confirming skype's retirement took effect may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (feb 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams; widely reported by news outlets (e.g. reuters, the verge) confirming skype was shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (feb 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams; widely reported by reuters, the verge, bbc, microsoft official announcement (feb 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, reported by reuters and the verge, microsoft official announcement (feb 2025): 'skype will be retired in may 2025' - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/organization/what-is-skype-retirement, microsoft official announcement (feb 2025): skype consumer service discontinued may 5, 2025, users migrated to microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025 blog post) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams; skype was shut down on that date, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025 blog post) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams; widely reported by reuters, the verge, and bbc as skype shutting down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025) and press coverage confirming skype service was retired/shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, and skype.com confirming skype was retired on that date in favor of microsoft teams., microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) confirming skype was shut down on may 5, 2025 in favor of microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, reported by outlets including reuters and the verge, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, widely reported by reuters, the verge, and bbc, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025; widely reported by reuters, the verge, and bbc confirming the service was shut down on that date in 2025, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025): skype will be retired on may 5, 2025, with users migrated to microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025): skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, with users migrated to microsoft teams., microsoft official announcement (feb 28, 2025, microsoft 365/teams blog): skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, with users migrated to microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (may 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, widely reported by outlets including the verge and reuters, microsoft official announcement (may 2025): microsoft retired skype on may 5, 2025, directing users to microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (microsoft 365 / skype blog, feb 2025) confirming skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) reporting the shutdown occurred on that date., microsoft official announcement (microsoft 365 blog, 'microsoft teams: free video calls, messaging, chat app') and widely reported news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) confirming skype was retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (microsoft 365 blog, 'skype is retiring, here's what to do next', published feb 28, 2025) confirming skype's service ended may 5, 2025; corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (reuters, the verge) reporting the same may 5, 2025 shutdown date., microsoft official announcement (microsoft 365 blog, feb 2025) stating skype would be retired may 5, 2025, corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) reporting skype officially shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (microsoft 365 blog, feb 28 2025) and contemporaneous press coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) confirming skype was retired on may 5, 2025 in favor of microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (microsoft 365 blog, feb 28 2025) and contemporaneous reporting (reuters, bbc) stating skype was retired/shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (microsoft 365 blog, feb 28 2025: 'skype will be retired in may 2025'); skype was shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (microsoft 365/teams blog, feb 28, 2025): 'skype will be retired on may 5, 2025', microsoft official announcement (microsoft blog, feb 28 2025: 'skype will be retired in may 2025'); widely reported by reuters and the verge that skype was shut down on may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement (microsoft blog/skype support notice, february 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (microsoft skype blog / microsoft support, feb 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025; corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (reuters, the verge) reporting skype's shutdown occurred on may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement (microsoft skype blog, feb 2025) confirming skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement (microsoft skype/teams blog, feb 28 2025) and contemporaneous news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) confirming skype was retired/shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (microsoft support/blog, feb 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (microsoft support/blog, feb 2025: 'skype will officially retire on may 5, 2025'), microsoft official announcement (microsoft support/news, feb 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (microsoft teams blog, 'skype is retiring in may 2025', published feb 28, 2025); widely corroborated by contemporaneous press coverage (e.g., reuters, the verge, bbc) confirming skype shut down on may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement (skype blog / news), may 2025: skype was retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (skype blog, feb 28 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams; corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (reuters, the verge) confirming skype was shut down on may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement (skype blog, february 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, corroborated by contemporaneous press coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) reporting the shutdown occurred on may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement (skype blog, may 2025) and widely reported news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) stating microsoft retired skype on may 5, 2025, directing users to microsoft teams., microsoft official announcement (skype/microsoft teams blog, feb 28 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025; widely corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (reuters, the verge) reporting skype went offline on may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement (skype/microsoft teams blog, february 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement (skype/teams blog, february 28, 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025; widely reported by outlets including the verge and bbc confirming skype was shut down on may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement (support.microsoft.com/skype), stating skype was retired on may 5, 2025, with users transitioned to microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement, 'skype is retiring in may 2025' (support.microsoft.com/skype/skype-retirement-8ff2b93f-6d1b-4b31-83c9-6be9c4d4de11), microsoft official announcement, 'skype's journey to microsoft teams' (microsoft support/teams blog, feb 2025), confirming skype was retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement, 'the next chapter: skype retires in may 2025' (microsoft 365 blog, published 2025-02-28), confirming skype shut down on may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement, 'the next chapter: skype to be retired in may 2025' (microsoft skype/teams blog, feb 28, 2025), confirming skype was retired/shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement, feb 28 2025: 'skype will be retired in may 2025' (support.microsoft.com/skype), confirmed retired may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement, https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-life-hacks/organization/microsoft-skype-retirement (skype retired may 5, 2025), microsoft official announcement/support page confirming skype's retirement on may 5, 2025 (microsoft support: 'skype will retire in may 2025'), microsoft official announcement: 'skype will be retired in may 2025' (microsoft skype blog, https://www.skype.com/en/blog/skype-to-teams/, and microsoft 365 support article 'skype for windows, mac, linux, and skype for web will be retired in may 2025'); widely corroborated by press coverage (reuters, the verge) reporting skype's shutdown took effect may 5, 2025, microsoft official announcement: 'skype will be retired in may 2025' (microsoft support/skype blog, published 2025-02-28), and reuters coverage confirming skype's retirement date of may 5, 2025., microsoft official announcement: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2025/02/28/microsoft-teams-will-be-the-way-forward-for-chat-and-video-calling-for-free/ (skype retired may 5, 2025), microsoft official announcement: skype service was retired on may 5, 2025, with users migrated to microsoft teams, microsoft official announcement: skype was retired on may 5, 2025, with users directed to migrate to microsoft teams (microsoft skype/teams blog, 'skype's journey to microsoft teams', february 2025)., microsoft official blog announcement (feb 2025) confirming skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft official blog announcement (microsoft 365 blog, feb 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft official blog post (feb 28, 2025): 'skype will officially retire on may 5, 2025' (https://blogs.skype.com/2025/02/28/microsoft-teams-continuing-the-heritage-of-skype/); corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (reuters, the verge) confirming the may 5, 2025 shutdown date., microsoft official blog post (skype blog, 'skype is retiring in may 2025', feb 28, 2025) confirming skype was shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official blog post announcing skype retirement on may 27, 2025 (https://blogs.microsoft.com), widely reported by outlets including reuters and the verge, microsoft official blog post announcing skype retirement, and contemporaneous press coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge), stating skype was shut down on may 5, 2025, microsoft official blog post announcing skype retirement, https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2025/02/28/whats-next-for-skype/ (skype service ended may 5, 2025), microsoft official statement (feb 2025) confirming skype would be retired on may 5, 2025; widely corroborated by contemporaneous tech press (e.g., the verge, reuters) reporting the shutdown occurred on that date, microsoft support, 'skype is retiring in may 2025: what you need to know' (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/how-do-i-purchase-subscriptions-in-skype-4e034bbd-cb7a-48b7-9f5a-594255f62836), microsoft support, skype is retiring in may 2025: what you need to know (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/22ccebb6-0cf9-4e1d-916f-aaf978e1b129), microsoft support, skype is retiring in may 2025: what you need to know (https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/skype/f596c90a-b3b0-42c2-b120-d0630642f1f9), microsoft's official announcement (skype blog, feb 28 2025) and subsequent news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) confirm skype was shut down on may 5, 2025, with microsoft transitioning users to teams., microsoft's official announcement (skype blog, feb 28, 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, widely reported by outlets including the verge and reuters, microsoft's official announcement (skype/microsoft 365 blog, 'skype's journey to consumer availability of teams', feb 2025) and widely reported news coverage (reuters, the verge) state that skype was retired on may 5, 2025., microsoft's official announcement (skype/microsoft 365 blog, feb 28 2025) stated skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, in favor of microsoft teams; the shutdown occurred on that date., microsoft's official announcement (skype/microsoft teams blog, feb 28, 2025) that skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, microsoft's official skype support/blog announcement of skype's retirement, effective may 5, 2025, as reported by the verge and techcrunch, microsoft's official skype/teams blog announcement (feb 28, 2025) stating skype would be retired on may 5, 2025, corroborated by contemporaneous news coverage (e.g. reuters, the verge) reporting the may 5, 2025 shutdown., news.microsoft.com, techcrunch.com, www.microsoft.com
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