Skype (owned by Microsoft) is a freemium communication service that was created by Janus Friis and Niklas Zennström in 2003. The company was initially headquartered in Luxembourg, but was later purchased by eBay in 2005 for $2.5 billion. A few years later in 2011, Microsoft purchased Skype Technologies from Ebay for $8.5 Billion in cash (their largest acquisition to date).
Adam Lang is the founder and editor of Rewind & Capture. He is passionate about creative marketing, design and brand etymology.