Did Microsoft deliberately kill Skype? Or did Shype die because the World changed?
Here is what happened:
- In 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 Billion!
- In 2015-17: Mobile-first apps like Whatsapp, Messenger, Telegram gained popularity
Not exactly. Nokia failed because it resisted change. Skype didn’t—Microsoft just sidelined it in favor of Teams. One was stubborn; the other was sacrificed.
Did Microsoft deliberately kill Skype? Or did Shype die because the World changed?
Here is what happened:
- In 2011, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 Billion!
- In 2015-17: Mobile-first apps like Whatsapp, Messenger, Telegram gained popularity
In 2014, Microsoft was imploding.
Their $7.2B Nokia purchase was a disaster. Windows 8 was failing. Their culture was toxic.
Until they hired ONE man who would transform Microsoft into a $3 TRILLION empire...
He is Satya Nadella
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In 2014, Microsoft was imploding.
Their $7.2B Nokia purchase was a disaster. Windows 8 was failing. Their culture was toxic.
Until they hired ONE man who would transform Microsoft into a $3 TRILLION empire...
Here's the full story:
2013: Microsof
In 2000, Nokia ruled the world—selling 7 phones every second and owning 70% of the market.
But a decade later, it collapsed completely.
How did the king of mobile phones fall so fast ?
The rise and fall of Nokia, explained:
Nokia started in 1865
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