Skype: News

Skype is a freemium video conferencing tool developed by Skype Technologies headquartered in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Skype technologies released Skype as a voice over Internet protocol (VOIP) service in 2003 to make free of cost computer-to-computer calls. At the time, a paid subscription could let you call landline numbers and mobile phones using your computer.eBay acquired Skype in September 2005 and announced plans to spin it off as an initial public offering in 2010. In 2011, Microsoft paid $8.5 billion and acquired the company. Today, Skype supports most major operating systems including Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. The service is also accessible via Microsoft's Xbox range of gaming consoles. Amid the pandemic, Skype has been dethroned by Zoom, Google Meet, and another Microsoft offering called Teams that was formerly an enterprise-only solution. However, Skype remains easily accessible across 108 languages And boasted of around 100 million monthly active users and 40 million daily users in early 2020. Recently, in 2017, Skype transitioned from a peer-to-peer service to a centralized service that utilized Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform.