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Q I’ve been using Skype to make video calls on my PC for over 10 years, so was rather shocked to hear that Microsoft is scrapping it on 5 May. What tool should I use now and can I move my contacts to it?
Phil Friar
A Microsoft wants you to use its Teams program, as it explains at www.skype.com/en, and will be giving all Skype users the chance to move to the tool. Like Skype, you can make free video calls on Teams, send comments, share files and use it on multiple devices. Microsoft will be prompting Skype users to use Teams over the next few weeks.