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How Skype Went from a Verb to Virtual Obscurity📉 Once a pioneer in internet calling, Skype made “Skyping” a global verb. Launched in 2003 and acquired by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion. It revolutionized online communication. But post-acquisit

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

Microsoft is officially retiring Skype on May 5, 2025, marking the end of a pioneering era in internet calling and video chat. According to TechRepublic and Microsoft’s official announcements, the move shifts focus to Microsoft Teams, the company's m

"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗮 $𝟮𝟳𝗕 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 (𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻)" 𝗜𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟮, 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝘆𝗶𝗻�

They were the fastest company EVER to hit a billion-dollar valuation. Their revenue grew 22,000% in one year. Then they refused Google's $6B acquisition offer. Now, no one knows if they'll survive. The crazy story of Groupon's meteoric rise — and

"Netflix lost almost a Million Subscribers" Bankruptcy to Billions #7 Netflix turnaround from significant crisis In 2011 Netflix announced a change in its pricing and subscription plans. Initially customers could subscribe both DVD rentals and str

Slack’s story began with a failed video game, Glitch, developed by Tiny Speck in 2009. The team built an internal chat tool to collaborate, which proved more promising than the game. In 2013, Stewart Butterfield pivoted, launching Slack—a user-frie

Microsoft-backed Builder.ai files for bankruptcy 📉 Another AI unicorn has fallen. this time, it’s Builder.ai. Once hailed as a game-changer with $450M+ in funding from giants like Microsoft and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, Builder.ai promised a

The product you are building always need not to be newer to the market, it can be a solution that existing companies can't tackle. Zoom: Solving What Others Couldn't When Zoom launched in 2011, video conferencing tools like Skype, WebEx, and Google

WHY YAHOO FAILED? Yahoo was started by Terry and David as an internet directory featuring top website. It was a hit, and its growth skyrocketed when Netscape integrated Yahoo’s directory into its browser. This attracted advertisers, bringing ad re