A significant outage affected Microsoft services on Saturday, leaving tens of thousands unable to access applications like Outlook and Teams, especially in major U.S. cities.

Microsoft is ending Skype on May 5 and migrating users to Teams, citing innovation and user needs despite Skype's historical significance in communication software.

Microsoft announced the impending shutdown of Skype, the pioneering video calling service, which will cease operations on May 5. Users are encouraged to transition to Microsoft Teams as the market has shifted towards more competitive platforms.

Microsoft will officially shut down Skype on May 5, promoting Microsoft Teams as its successor, with no layoffs for Skype employees.

Microsoft has announced the shutdown of Skype, one of the first services for internet calls, to focus on its Teams app. Users are being encouraged to transition to Teams, which offers a wider range of capabilities.