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Skype

Skype (/skaɪp/ ⓘ) was a proprietary telecommunications application operated by Skype Technologies, an acquired division of Microsoft, best known for IP-based videotelephony, videoconferencing and voice calls. It also had instant messaging, file transfer, debit-based calls to landline and mobile telephones (over traditional telephone networks), and other…

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Android, discontinued
8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)
Available in
108 languages
Developers
Skype Technologies (2003–2011) · Microsoft (2011–2025)
iOS, discontinued
8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)
License
Proprietary software
Linux, discontinued
8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)

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Features

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Technology

Security and privacy

Customer service

Educational use

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Skype

Nodes208
Edges207
Triples285
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009615
Components1

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Skype

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related to Localization · 43
Skype → Arabic, As, Brazilian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, European, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian
related to Features · 37
Skype → Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand
related to history · 30
Skype → An, Andreessen Horowitz, Annus, August, Board, Canada Pension Plan Investment, Comcast, Denmark, Estonians Ahti Heinla, Friis, HDTV, In June, Inc, Jaan Tallinn, Janus Friis, July, Kazaa, Luxembourg-based Skype Technologies SA, Niklas Zennström, On
related to Service in the People's Republic of China · 21
Skype → China, China's, Chinese, Chinese Communist Party, Falun Gong, He, In October, Information, Internet, IP, Niklas Zennström, One, Since September, Taiwan, The, The TOM, Those, Tibet, TOM, TOM Online
related to Microsoft acquisition · 20
Skype → Along, April, China, In, It, May, Messaging, Messenger, Microsoft, Microsoft Corporation, October, On, OS, Skype Communications, The, US, Windows, Windows Live Messenger, Windows RT, Windows Store
related to Protocol · 16
Skype → August, Global Index P2P, Internet, Joltid Ltd, June, Kazaa, Microsoft, Microsoft Notification Protocol, On, Part, Session Initiation Protocol, SIP, The, Transferred, VoIP, Within
related to Closure · 13
Skype → December, Existing, However, It, January, June, May, Microsoft, Microsoft Teams, Skype Dial Pad, Teams, This, Users
related to Audio codecs · 11
Skype → Additionally, CELT, IETF, Internet Engineering Task Force, Opus, RFC, September, SILK, Since, Skype-created, SVOPC
related to Usage and traffic · 11
Skype → Android, At, August, By, February, In January, In June, January, March, On, This
related to Customer service · 9
Skype → Chat Support, Direct, In January, Skype Facebook, Skype Premium, The, This, Twitter, US

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microsoft users used windows video service user available mobile also new version calls security messaging software announced client 2012 may

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SkypeAndroid, discontinued8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)1.00infobox
SkypeAvailable in108 languages1.00infobox
SkypeDevelopersSkype Technologies (2003–2011)1.00infobox
SkypeDevelopersMicrosoft (2011–2025)1.00infobox
SkypeiOS, discontinued8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)1.00infobox
SkypeLicenseProprietary software1.00infobox
SkypeLinux, discontinued8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)1.00infobox
SkypemacOS, discontinued8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)1.00infobox
SkypeOperating systemWindows, Windows Server, Windows Phone, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, iPadOS, WatchOS, Wear OS, HoloLens, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S1.00infobox
SkypeOriginal authorsPriit Kasesalu and Jaan Tallinn1.00infobox
SkypePredecessorMSN Messenger1.00infobox
SkypeRelease29 August 2003 (22 years ago) (2003-08-29)1.00infobox
SkypeSuccessorMicrosoft Teams1.00infobox
SkypeTypeVideoconferencing, VoIP and Instant messaging1.00infobox
SkypeWebsitewww.skype.com (archived January 2025)1.00infobox
SkypeWindows, desktop, discontinued8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)1.00infobox
SkypeWindows, UWP, discontinuedWindows, UWP, discontinued15.150.3125.0 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)Windows, desktop, discontinued8.150.0.125 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)macOS, disconti…1.00infobox
SkypeWindows, UWP, discontinued15.150.3125.0 / 5 May 2025; 15 months ago (2025-05-05)1.00infobox
Skypefounded in20030.95text
Skypefounded byNiklas Zennström0.90text

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