编辑“︁Skype”︁（章节）

=== 微软收购Skype ===
2011年5月10日，[[微软]]以85亿的价格收购Skype Communications, S.à r.l，<ref name="SkypeMicrosoftPressRelease">{{Cite_web|url=http://about.skype.com/press/2011/05/microsoft_to_acquire_skype.html#more|title=Microsoft to acquire Skype|date=2011-05-10|accessdate=2011-05-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512044223/http://about.skype.com/press/2011/05/microsoft_to_acquire_skype.html#more|archive-date=2011-05-12|dead-url=yes}}</ref>將Skype公司合并为微软的一个部门，而微软通过本次交易获得Skype全部技术；此交易於2011年10月13日完成。<ref name="SkypeMicrosoftPressRelease" /><ref>{{Cite_web|last=Toor|first=Amar|title=Microsoft finalizes acquisition of Skype, Tony Bates shares his thoughts (video)|url=http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/14/microsoft-finalizes-acquisition-of-skype-tony-bates-shares-his/|publisher=Engadget|accessdate=2011-10-14|archive-date=2011-10-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015005944/http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/14/microsoft-finalizes-acquisition-of-skype-tony-bates-shares-his/|dead-url=no}}</ref>

微软在收购后，停止问世已久的即时通讯服务[[Windows Live Messenger]]。<ref>{{Cite_web | url=http://www.trutower.com/2013/01/09/microsoft-windows-live-messenger-retiring-users-moving-to-skype-on-march-15/ | title=Microsoft: Windows Live Messenger Retiring, Users Moving to Skype on March 15 | accessdate=2013-02-06 | archive-date=2018-12-25 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225174010/https://www.trutower.com/2013/01/09/microsoft-windows-live-messenger-retiring-users-moving-to-skype-on-march-15/ | dead-url=no }}</ref> 微软自2013年4月8日开始进行除中国外的软件转换工作，<ref>{{Cite_news|url=http://blogs.skype.com/en/2012/11/skypewlm.html|title=Talk to your Messenger Contacts on Skype|publisher=Skype|accessdate=2011-11-06|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108092606/http://blogs.skype.com/en/2012/11/skypewlm.html|archivedate=2012-11-08}}</ref>该工作完成于同年4月30日，<ref>{{Cite_web |url=http://www.liveside.net/2013/02/15/skype-news-messenger-shutting-down-new-video-messages-and-lots-of-growth/ |title=Skype news: Messenger shutting down, new Video Messages, and lots of growth |last1=Kniskern |first1=Kip |date=2013-02-15 |publisher=Liveside |accessdate=2013-02-17 |archive-date=2013-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130219034717/http://www.liveside.net/2013/02/15/skype-news-messenger-shutting-down-new-video-messages-and-lots-of-growth/ |dead-url=no }}</ref>其中台湾于4月25日转换。<ref name="Taiwan">[http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/life/20130425/176854/ MSN今熄灯　Skype却无法登入挨轰] {{Wayback|url=http://www.appledaily.com.tw/realtimenews/article/life/20130425/176854/ |date=20130428023153 }}，苹果日报，2013年4月25日</ref>中国的Windows Live Messenger服务于2014年10月31日停止。<ref>{{Cite_web|title=The Once-beloved Microsoft Messenger to Finally Shut Down in Mainland China|last1=Xiang|first1=Tracey|url=http://technode.com/2014/08/29/microsoft-messenger-shut-down-in-mainland-china/|date=2014-08-29|website=TechNode|accessdate=2014-08-29|archive-date=2014-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140831184002/http://technode.com/2014/08/29/microsoft-messenger-shut-down-in-mainland-china/|dead-url=no}}</ref>