Bought by Microsoft, Skype wants to have one billion users

Microsoft confirmed on Friday 14 October, the acquisition of Skype software to integrate the communication (telephony, video conferencing, instant messaging ...) in its products and ultimately bring more than one billion users. The transaction amounted to $ 8.5 billion (just over six billion euros). Skype's CEO, Tony Bates, will continue to head the new division of Microsoft, under the authority of Steve Ballmer.

For the CEO of Microsoft, "Skype is a phenomenal product and a brand loved by hundreds of millions of people around the world. We will now work with teams of Skype to convince more people to stay connected with their friends, family or colleagues anywhere at any time. "
Today, the software compteriat over 650 million users, but Microsoft hopes to collect more than one billion people around his project. Among the possible integration of Skype into Microsoft products include Windows Phone or the Xbox360. Microsoft has with Skype, but also MSN, the two communication software the most popular in the world.