Skype

E7156
VoIP software instant messaging client proprietary software video conferencing software

Skype is a widely used internet-based communication service that enables voice calls, video chats, and instant messaging across computers and mobile devices.

Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Skype Number 1
Skype Technologies 1
Skype Technologies S.A. 1
Skype desktop applications 1
Skype for Business client 1
Skype web client 1
VoIP 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf VoIP software ⓘ
instant messaging client ⓘ
proprietary software ⓘ
video conferencing software ⓘ
acquiredBy Microsoft ⓘ
eBay ⓘ
acquisitionCostByMicrosoft 8500000000 USD ⓘ
acquisitionDateByMicrosoft 2011 ⓘ
availableIn multiple languages ⓘ
businessModel freemium ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Luxembourg ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
Skype self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Skype Technologies
founder Janus Friis ⓘ
Niklas Zennström ⓘ
headquartersLocation Luxembourg ⓘ
surface form: Luxembourg City
inception 2003 ⓘ
integratedInto Microsoft 365 ⓘ
license proprietary ⓘ
offers Skype Credit ⓘ
Skype self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Skype Number

paid subscriptions ⓘ
originalDeveloper Skype self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Skype Technologies S.A.
ownedBy Microsoft ⓘ
parentCompany Microsoft ⓘ
platform Android ⓘ
Linux ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
iOS ⓘ
macOS ⓘ
web ⓘ
previouslySupportedAuthentication Skype account ⓘ
replacedInEnterpriseBy Microsoft Teams ⓘ
requires internet connection ⓘ
supports SMS sending ⓘ
VoIP ⓘ
calls to landlines ⓘ
calls to mobile phones ⓘ
file transfer ⓘ
group video calls ⓘ
instant messaging ⓘ
screen sharing ⓘ
video calls ⓘ
voice calls ⓘ
supportsAuthentication Microsoft account ⓘ
supportsEncryption end-to-end encryption for private conversations ⓘ
usesProtocol proprietary protocol ⓘ
website https://www.skype.com/ ⓘ

Referenced by (21)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Microsoft → acquired → Skype ⓘ
Skype Credit → availableOn → Skype ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skype desktop applications
Skype Credit → availableOn → Skype ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skype web client
Janus Friis → coFounded → Skype ⓘ
Skype Credit → developedBy → Skype ⓘ
Skype → developer → Skype self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skype Technologies
Janus Friis → employer → Skype ⓘ
Niklas Zennström → founded → Skype ⓘ
Ashton Kutcher → investedIn → Skype ⓘ
Janus Friis → notableWork → Skype ⓘ
Skype → offers → Skype self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skype Number
Skype → originalDeveloper → Skype self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Skype Technologies S.A.
this entity surface form: Skype for Business client
SQLite → usedBy → Skype ⓘ
subject surface form: Secure Real-time Transport Protocol
this entity surface form: VoIP