Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, capping a remarkable 21-year run for a software that for many embodied the open internet and hit 300M+ users in its heyday (Leo Sands/Washington Post)

Leo Sands / Washington Post:
Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, capping a remarkable 21-year run for a software that for many embodied the open internet and hit 300M+ users in its heyday  —  After 21 years, Microsoft is hanging up on Skype.  In its heyday, the calling service connected millions around the world.