VoIP and messaging provider
Skype has announced the
signing of its 100 millionth user.
"As far as we know, no internet program has hit that mark in two and a half
years since its birth," Skype boasted on a
company
blog.
Skype was founded in 2004 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. Zennström also
co-founded
Kazaa, a
peer-to-peer file sharing client that has been downloaded nearly 390 million
times.
Skype develops an internet telephony and messaging application that allows
users to place phone calls over the internet free of charge, and call regular
telephone numbers at a discounted rate.
The firm also offers premium services such as voice mail and inbound phone
calls. The company was acquired by
eBay last September for
$2.6bn.
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