Skype users break 280 million: Talk time grew 58% year-on-year

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time of October 19 morning, despite the replacement of the new leadership team, but Skype still added a large number of users.　　Microsoft today announced that the company spent 8.5 billion dollars last year to acquire the Internet Telephony service, the current user has more than 280 million.　　Microsoft reported that since the end of May last year, Skype has increased 30 million users, but did not disclose the profits Skype contributed.　　In its subsequent earnings call, Microsoft added that Skype's last-quarter call time reached 120 billion minutes, an increase of 58% per cent. Since the acquisition of Skype, Microsoft has struggled to extend it to more platforms, including Xbox 360, Windows Phone and the latest Windows 8 operating system.　　Skype also upgraded apps for Apple Mac OS X and iOS, thanks largely to Skype's autonomy. Although Skype continues to grow, there is little evidence that Microsoft's takeover was a sensible move. However, as Skype's coverage becomes wider, Microsoft has the opportunity to reach out to more users and sell ads to them. This is even more urgent now that Windows revenue is down 33% per cent year-on-year. (PEI)