Microsoft is shutting down Skype after a 21-year run. Here's how it lost out to video call rivals
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In this articleMSFTKelly Harris of San Jose, leans over to kiss the web cam as she says her goodbye to Brian Johnson, her brother stationed in Japan, at the end of their video phone call via Skype in San Jose, Calif. on Nov. 25, 2009.Lea Suzuki | San Francisco Chronicle | Hearst Newspapers | Getty ImagesSkype is logging off.On Friday, Microsoft announced that the 21-year-old calling and messaging service will shut down May 5. The software company is encouraging Skype users to migrate to its free Teams app.S ...