June Skype reaches 10 million Skype-to-Skype calls.. January Skype video calling launches on Windows.. March Skype reaches half a billion downloads.. February Skype hits 100 billion minu
Trang 1Skype founded by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis and developed in Estonia
February
Skype introduces audio conference calling
August
First public release
of Skype for Mac
October
1 million concurrent users, and 2 billion free Skype-to-Skype minutes
February
Skype launches for Linux
June
Skype reaches 10 million
Skype-to-Skype calls
September
eBay acquires Skype
January
Skype video calling launches on Windows
February
Skype announces 10-way conference calling on PCs
May
SMS sending feature available on Windows
March
Skype reaches half
a billion downloads
June
Skype To Go debuts
October
3 Skypephone
introduced with 3,
a mobile UK carrier
High-quality video
introduced with
Logitech
February
Skype hits 100 billion minutes of Skype to Skype calls
February
Josh Silverman is appointed CEO
Febuary
Skype 4.0 launches with full screen video
calling
September
Skype celebrates
1 billion downloads
March
Skype launches for iPhone
May
Skype makes a grand appearance
on The Oprah Winfrey Show
“Where the Skype Are You?”
July
Skype launches
its WiFi and screen
sharing features
September
Skype acquired by Silver
Lake investor group
January
Skype on your TV arrives in deals struck with Samsung and Panasonic
March
Skype Mobile on Verizon Wireless devices now
available
April
Skype launches on the Apple iPad
September
Group video calling for
up to 10 people arrives
October
Skype launches
on Android devices
October
Tony Bates appointed
as new CEO for Skype
December
Skype for iPhone now with video arrives
January
Skype acquires Qik
May
Microsoft announces
it will acquire Skype
July
Facebook video calling powered by Skype is introduced
August
Skype acquires GroupMe
October
It's a done deal! Skype
is now part of Microsoft!
January
TeleGeography reports Skype provides 25% of the world’s international
calling
February
Skype for Windows Phone begins rolling out
April
Skype for String launches
April
Skype on PlayStation Vita
May
Comcast rolls out Skype on Xfinity
June
Skype surpasses 250 million connected users
per month
May
1st Year Anniversary
of acquisition by Microsoft
The History of Skype
Nine years of bringing people closer together
whenever they’re apart
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December
Skype introduces first calling subscriptions
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October
AT&T opens up its 3G calling network to allow internet calling apps like Skype
October
1.5 million downloads and 100,000 concurrent users on Skype
1.5M 100K
March
Another step forward for Skype on your TV with
Vizio
June
Skype for Android surpasses 70 million downloads
August
Logitech TV Cam HD for Skype calls in the living room launches
August
Skype’s 9th Birthday.
Skype
Downloads
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Users
Skype-to-Skype
calls in minutes
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