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Podcast: Leigh-Anne Williams
Episode: After Leading The Way In Internet-Based Communication, Skype Has Officially Shut Down
Description: Microsoft officially shut down Skype after over two decades of service. Launched in 2003 and acquired by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion, Skype was once a trailblazer in internet-based communication, boasting hundreds of millions of users at its peak. Michaela Muller, who stands in for Leigh-Anne Williams, and The Morning Show Team chats about their history with Skype and how it helped to establish competitors like Zoom, WhatsApp, and Microsoft’s own Teams platform.