Microsoft is shutting down Skype: What other technologies have become obsolete?

Microsoft is shutting down Skype: What other technologies have become obsolete?
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Microsoft is shutting down Skype: What other technologies have become obsolete?
Published: Feb, 28 2025 17:19

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From Blackberries to floppy disks and MP3 players, Sky News looks at other pieces of software and hardware that were once ubiquitous but are now obsolete.

Pic: iStock] Pagers once let people know someone was trying to contact them, but they would have to head to a landline or phone booth to call them back.

Pic: iStock] The US tech giant, which bought Skype for $8.5bn in 2011, will shift some of its services to Microsoft Teams, its flagship videoconferencing and team applications platform.

Pic: iStock] The release of DVDs began the slow decline of the VHS and eventually replaced it.

The convenience and accessibility of streaming services drove the shift towards digital media, and people often now pay for subscription services rather than individual albums or films.

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