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Two decades after first showing that it's possible to use computers for real-time voice and video communication using peer-to-peer networking, Skype shut down for good this week. Microsoft bought the service in 2011 and maintained it for a while, eventually moving it from a hybrid P2P service to one that was powered by the company's servers… but over time Skype started to feel stuck in the past while Microsoft focused on building its Teams telecommunication tool.
Earlier this year the company announced that the end was nigh, and now it has arrived. Microsoft is offering path to migrate from Skype to Teams, but I imagine some long-time Skype users have probably already moved on to Zoom, Google Meet, FaceTime, or other tools instead.
Skype In other recent tech news from around the web, in addition to launching new Surface hardware, Microsoft has previewed new AI features coming to those PCs (and other Windows 11 PCs with 40+ TOPS NPUs), the company has also added official support for Fedora Linux to the Windows Subsystem for Linux, a new class action suit aims to get Apple to pay developers for money they've theoretically lost out on while the company defied a court order for the past few years, and the latest tariffs on shipments from China to the US have resulted in some folks being asked to pay more than the value of the products they purchased in duties before their shipments are released.
Tariffs are tripling the price of some handheld game console shipped recently from China to customers in the US. retrohandhelds.gg/tariffs-turn…
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Fedora Linux is now an official WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux) distro that can be installed with a simple "wsl –install FedoraLinux-42" command. Hardware-accelerated graphics is still a work in progress though. devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/…
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New Copilot+ AI experiences coming to Windows Insiders include an AI agent to help find & configure Settings, Search & Click to Do improvements, and new Paint, Photos, Snipping Tool, Notepad, File Explorer, Start Menu, and accessibility features. blogs.windows.com/windowsexper…
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Apple has appealed the court ruling that requires it to allows app developers to offer third-party payment options without charging fees, but a group of devs have filed a class action suit over revenue lost while Apple allegedly defied a 2021 court order. www.engadget.com/apps/apple-h…
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— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) May 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
As expected, Skype shut down this week. The early pioneer in internet communications was acquired by Microsoft in 2011 and shut down on May 5, 2025 as the company shifts its focus to Teams. www.skype.com/en/
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— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) May 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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