Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailWhat happened to Skype?
At its height, Skype – a telecommunications app founded by Scandinavian entrepreneurs Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, and Estonian engineers Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, Jaan Tallinn and Toivo Annus – had 560 million registered users.
In 2005, just two years after its launch, the app was acquired by eBay.
Microsoft then acquired Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion.
Now that Microsoft has rival Teams, the future of Skype is uncertain.
Persons:
Niklas Zennström, Janus Friis, Ahti Heinla, Priit Kasesalu, Jaan Tallinn, Toivo Annus –, what's
Organizations:
Skype, eBay, Microsoft, CNBC
Locations:
Toivo, Silver