While Skype lets you easily delete your account using either your smartphone or computer, doing so will also completely erase your Microsoft account, and by extension, any services related to it like Xbox, Outlook, OneDrive, and so on. Regardless of why you might want to delete your Skype account, doing so isn't quite as straightforward as it appears. You may have decided to move away from the app in favor of another service like WhatsApp or FaceTime, or perhaps you want to erase your account due to an online hack. There are a number of reasons you'd want to delete your Skype account.
