Microsoft is doing away with video-calling service Skype in favor of its newer video chat counterpart, Teams, according to an announcement from the software company.
Skype will be sunsetted on May 5, and replaced with the existing free version of Microsoft Teams for consumers.
But Skype users will not have to fret about features being deleted, such as their messaging history, contacts and group chats.
All of that will be automatically available on the Teams app, or they can choose to export that data manually.
Users can also choose to take their data off Microsoft’s devices entirely, according to The Verge.
Current Skype users have 60 days to decide if they want to switch to Teams or export their information.
The one big thing that is different on Teams versus Skype is the ability to call domestic numbers, international numbers or cell phone numbers.
While these changes will affect consumers, there will be no job cuts at Microsoft because the employees who work on Skype also work on the Teams product.
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