Apart from being one of the 100 most influential people in 2006 on Time Magazine's list and being awarded the prestigious award “IT-prisen” ("The IT Prize") in Denmark, presented by the Danish IT industry and IDG, for his work...
Microsoft is the only publicly traded company, besides Apple, that enjoys a market cap of over $2 trillion. Founded in New Mexico in 1975, Microsoft's journey to the $2 trillion club includes many path-breaking acquisitions that have helped the...
As the whole world suddenly got thrown in the throes of the coronavirus outbreak, almost everyone started finding themselves in uncharted waters.
Globally, now more than ever, people quite unanimously have become extremely reliant on the use of video conferencing...
It seems like the meteoric rise of the Zoom video conferencing app amid the work from the home situation caused by the global outbreak of COVID-19 has not only caught the attention of Facebook alone. The Microsoft owned Skype...
How would you react if you are told that all your Skype call conversations are being heard by unknown people sitting somewhere remotely?
After numerous similar revelations concerning almost all the big tech companies, it is now Microsoft's turn in...
WhatsApp is really one of the most popular messaging apps today. Over the past two years, the app has made a number of records related to downloading. But while there's a discussion about user engagement on the app, the...
Last year, Microsoft acquired Skype for $8.5 billion—Interestingly, the world's largest software giant acquired the video conferencing company more than the double of the expected public value. Skype has now more than 280 million users worldwide. Microsoft integrated Skype...
Videos have proven to paint its footprints around the world for its popular activities with millions of users on a day to day basis. It is the best way to capture our emotions with the moving picture and exact...
After eight months of Skype's $6.5 billion acquisition, Microsoft revealed releasing hearsay of integrated VOIP (voice-over-internet protocol) service with Windows Phone at CES this year. Later, in February this year, Microsoft released a beta version for Windows Phone at MWC, Barcelona, and...
Microsoft finally succeeded to acquire Skype in October 2011, despite of this; a proper Skype integration with Windows Phone has not been seen yet. Last month, when Skype Vice President of Products—Rick Osterloh—revealed that Microsoft’s Skype division is working...
