Skype was crucial to my keeping in touch with my parents during my New Zealand, France, and Singapore stints. It was an incredible app that forever changed international calling and communication. I salute Skype for its service as we see it sunsetted in favor of lesser software.
Microsoft Will Shut Down Skype in Favor of a Free Version of Teams
The company plans to move users of the pioneering service, which it bought in 2011, to Microsoft Teams.
nytimes.com