History of Skype

Last update Mar. 13^th 2020 2:00:41 AM

Creation date Sep. 8^th 2011 10:08:49 PM

Mr. Metric on Mar. 12^th 2015 11:20:19 PM
Linux
- outdated version
Share photo
yes
arsliit on Feb. 20^th 2015 6:58:15 AM
Monthly Active users
300 Mil.
smythe on Nov. 15^th 2014 12:27:22 AM
Group calls
yes Max: 9 users
SMS Delivery
yes Paid feature ($ varies per country)
Caller ID
yes Paid feature
zorge on Sep. 17^th 2014 2:31:01 PM
Android Installations
100000000
Make video calls
yes
Group calls
yes Free: 2 users Premium: 10 users
zorge on Sep. 17^th 2014 2:09:03 PM
Web Client
- Skype chat is integrated with OneDrive web client
Blackberry OS
yes
zorge on Sep. 17^th 2014 1:45:45 PM
Without phone number
yes
Email + Password
yes
Facebook
no
Share account on multiple devices
yes
Windows Mobile
no
Windows Phone
yes
Linux
yes
Nokia S40
no
hjkhjk on Mar. 31^st 2014 10:20:35 AM
Own profile - Phone number
yes Not for free
hjkhjk on Feb. 28^th 2014 12:12:51 PM
Worldwide User
550 Mil.
hjkhjk on Feb. 26^th 2014 12:13:36 AM
Windows Desktop
yes
Android
yes
Mac OS
yes
Windows Mobile
yes
hjkhjk on Feb. 25^th 2014 11:49:17 PM
Images
yes
Voice Message
yes
Audio
yes
Video
yes
hjkhjk on Feb. 25^th 2014 6:40:13 PM
Chat - IM
yes
Phone Call - Free (Members)
yes
Caller ID
yes
SMS/ MMS Delivery
yes
Photo Based Contact
yes
Phone Call - Group
yes
Chat - Group
yes
Phone Call - Credit
yes Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Ukash, Skrill, Maestro, Paybycash,sofortbanking, one-off bank transfer, Diners, paysafe card, JCB
Phone Call - International - Free
yes Free calls to specific countries (local numbers) with subscription service
Video Call
yes 2 Users Limit/ Premium 10 Users Limit
Contact Integration - Phone
yes
Favorites
yes
Contact Integration - FB
yes
Contact Integration - Other
yes Facebook, Email (outlook contacts), rediff, mail.ru, Yandex, Libero, Rambler, mail.com, 163.com, Wirtualna Polska, Daum,Interia, Indiatimes, 126.com, FastMail contacts
Status Feed
no
File Transfer
yes
Status Setting
yes
Payment Methodes
yes Visa, Mastercard, Paypal, Ukash, Skrill, Maestro, Paybycash,sofortbanking, one-off bank transfer, Diners, paysafe card, JCB
Invite Friends
yes
History
yes
Premium Features
-
hjkhjk on Feb. 25^th 2014 4:15:27 PM
Location/ Company
USA/ Microsoft
hjkhjk on Feb. 25^th 2014 4:08:34 PM
Non visible value updated
hjkhjk on Feb. 25^th 2014 3:45:15 AM
Share Location
yes
Christian Ludwig on Feb. 24^th 2014 7:13:34 PM
Location
USA
Christian Ludwig on Feb. 21^st 2014 10:23:54 AM
Logo
http://socialcompare.com/u/1402/skype_49d11bd0432f290b2d0d70949ec0cb1f.png http://socialcompare.com/u/1402/skype-25st5snw.png
Pascal KOTTE on Mar. 10^th 2013 6:00:35 PM
Audio support
yes Native audio
Live chat
yes
Video call
yes
Video recording
no
Desktop client
yes
Desktop Applications
no
Free plan
yes
Pascal KOTTE on Mar. 10^th 2013 5:14:55 PM
Editor/Owner
Microsoft
Use for Single-Webconf
ScreenSharing/WebConf
SaaS
yes
Agentless
no
one to many
- voice (screen share?)
Windows
yes
Android client
yes
iOS client
yes
LDAP/AD integration
no
Group User Controls
no
Contact Management
-
Theodoor on Nov. 8^th 2012 9:08:48 PM
Make video calls
yes Free: 2 users Premium: 10 users
Free phone calls
yes 25 user limit
Group Chat
yes 300 user limit
FatJoe on Oct. 18^th 2012 3:55:47 PM
Caller ID
yes

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