Skype the acquisition of 65% of Skype for $1.9 billion from eBay, which attributed to the enterprise a market value of $2.92 billion. Microsoft bought Skype in May 2011 for $8.5 billion. Skype division headquarters are in Luxembourg, but most of the development team and 44% of all the division's employees are still situated in Tallinn and Tartu, Estonia. Skype allows users to communicate over the Internet by voice, using a microphone, by video using a webcam, and by instant messaging. Skype-to-Skype calls to other users are free of charge, while calls to landline telephones and mobile phones (over traditional telephone
Features of Skype and often useless because people have found ways to create custom quotes. Skype users can call landline and mobile phone numbers (previously known as "SkypeOut") using "Skype Credit" or a calling subscription. Additionally, users can purchase a "Skype Number" (previously called "SkypeIn" and "Online Number") that lets contacts call their Skype client from a landline or mobile phone. The ability to call landline or mobile phones from Skype was originally branded as "SkypeOut", but this term has been dropped in favor of "Calls to mobiles and landlines". Skype users can call phone numbers, including landline and mobile phones, for a