Skype already has five years

Skype was born five years ago, a program that is downloaded for free on the internet and, like the other instant messaging applications, chat enabled by connecting two or more users. The main difference with the programs of this type used previously, mainly from Microsoft or Yahoo Messenger!, Was permitted to set Skype voice calls with high quality, something that other programs, but were gradually integrated, could not with the quality offered by Skype.

After all this time, Skype has attracted more than 330 million users, a figure that greatly exceed the expectations of the company. “Not on our best estimates we had dreamed of achieving” wrote Josh Silverman, Skype’s CEO on the blog.

The benefits of Skype are based the income they earn every time a user calls to any landline and mobile using the program, and only when the person you are calling does not have a telephone connection and a Skype account, because if no call is free.

Silveman is optimistic about the future of Skype. “We are still at the beginning of our journey,” he says, drawing on data indicating six consecutive semesters receiving benefits, with a net annual average of 500 million dollars. One thing is undeniable that, although there are now hundreds of suppliers who offer the same services, Skype has been the company that has become popular worldwide for VoIP calls.