Skype China operations partner Tom Net announcement

November 24 Morning News, Skype China operating partner Tom Net issued a notice, announced that Microsoft officially took over the operation of Skype China, Tom claimed that the introduction of Skype nine years, Tom accumulated users have exceeded the 100 million mark.

In 2007, Skype and Tom set up a joint venture in mainland China to develop and operate Chinese version Skype for the mainland market. With Tom's online operation, Skype has not actually made much of a breakthrough in China, and paid users have been slow to grow.

In May 2011, Microsoft spent 8.5 billion dollars on Skype to complete one of the largest acquisitions in Microsoft's history. Because Skype's users are larger and the functionality is also covered by MSN, Microsoft has consolidated the two products.

This March, Microsoft formally announced the closure of MSN software, and the MSN more than 100 million users will be integrated into Skype's network. But because Skype is run by a joint venture in China, Microsoft did not integrate Chinese users, but let MSN continue to operate in China.

In the future, after Microsoft takes over Tom users, it is likely to take a concerted global approach, shutting down MSN China and allowing users to migrate to Skype.

"Skype is committed to providing users with the best possible experience and confirming that collaboration with Tom Online is coming to an end," said Judd Harcombe, director of Zhu De Hackenby Asia-Pacific. We are grateful for their cooperation and support over the years. ”

But he also said: "Tom Online incorrectly exaggerated our number of connected users in China." We have over 300 million connected users worldwide, but will not disclose the number of users in different countries. In China, Skype provides software through a joint venture, which complies with existing procedures and fulfils its obligations under local law. We will soon share the latest news about the new joint venture. ”