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Microsoft bought Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion .
The company is now laying it to rest alongside other failed mobile efforts like Windows Phone .
Skype has been relegated to a forgotten relic of an era before Google and Apple ’s mobile dominance.
Microsoft was too busy adding emoji and trying to compete with the rise of WhatsApp , FaceTime , Snapchat, and Facebook Messenger .
Microsoft Teams is still a little clunky for personal use, despite the company moving to a single app for personal and work.
Microsoft ’s new Dragon Copilot is an AI assistant for healthcare.
Microsoft -owned Activision unveiled remakes of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 this week .
Microsoft launches a new AI accelerator for sales agents and sales teams.
Lenovo ’s ThinkBook Flip puts an extra-tall folding display on a laptop.
Microsoft Research unveiled Magma in late February , its new AI foundational model that combines visual and language processing to control robotic systems.
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