Tech company Microsoft will now shut down its popular video calling platform Skype OG. Today is the last day of this platform and it will stop from today. Microsoft had already announced this and said that Skype OG would be closed from May 5. Skype OG was very useful for video calls during office meetings. But now this platform is going to be closed.
Decision to close several services related to Skype OG
On February 28, 2025, Microsoft announced that it was preparing to close this popular video calling platform. It was already declared that the platform would be closed in May. There was a time when Skype OG was the biggest name in digital communication. The company has decided to discontinue not only Skype OG but many related services. Let us now know about it in detail.
Sales of paid Skype service stopped
According to the information received, after the announcement of the shutdown of Skype OG, the company has also stopped selling paid Skype services to new users including Skype credit and calling plan. The company has informed that old users will be able to use this service till the end of their membership. Even if the platform is closed, it will continue to work for the paying users. This means that even if the platform is closed, there will be no harm to the payment users.
Users will be able to use this service until their membership ends. The paid users can use Skype dial pads until their membership is over. For this, users have to go to the Skype web portal. Users will also be able to reach Skype dial pads directly from Microsoft teams.
Two months time to join teams
Microsoft gave users two months from February to May 2025 to switch to teams. It is very easy to switch to teams from Skype. You have to log in with your Skype credentials. After logging in, contact, chat and call history will also be automatically transferred. Microsoft believes that the teams have all the characteristics of Skype.
The best option of Skype
Google Meat: Google Meat can be the best option of Skype, which you can use with the help of Google account. Most Skype users have Google account. They just want to switch to Google Meat from Skype. On Google Meat, you get many features like video calls, screen sharing and meeting recording. However, there are some limitations for free users.
Zoom: Like Google Meat, zoom is also the best option of Skype where you can add 100 participants and it also offers both public and private chat options. In this, you also get tools like screen sharing, virtual whiteboard. It also has the option to record the meeting and see the text copy later.
