With our work at Kazaa, we began seeing growing broadband connections and more powerful computers and more streaming multimedia, and we saw that the traditional way of communicating by phone no longer made a lot of sense.

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People need to access Skype wirelessly, no matter where they are, and what happens is...

People need to access Skype wirelessly, no matter where they are, and what happens is...

And the VCR did the same thing: the movie industry thought nobody would ever watch...

And the VCR did the same thing: the movie industry thought nobody would ever watch...

The telephone is a 100-year-old technology. It's time for a change. Charging for phone calls...

The telephone is a 100-year-old technology. It's time for a change. Charging for phone calls...

We have 2 million users in the U.S. and about 13 million worldwide in more...

We have 2 million users in the U.S. and about 13 million worldwide in more...

Skype is for any individual who has a broadband Internet connection.

Skype is for any individual who has a broadband Internet connection.

It is very similar to companies like Google and other internet companies. When you go...

It is very similar to companies like Google and other internet companies. When you go...

We also have a conference call feature where up to five people can talk on...

We also have a conference call feature where up to five people can talk on...

If you can use a Web browser, you can use Skype.

If you can use a Web browser, you can use Skype.

We have just started, and if you compare the number of people using Skype to...

We have just started, and if you compare the number of people using Skype to...

Another differentiator is that Skype is free and simple to set up, and it costs...

Another differentiator is that Skype is free and simple to set up, and it costs...

When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought...

When radio stations started playing music the record companies started suing radio stations. They thought...

If you could utilize the resources of the end users' computers, you could do things...

If you could utilize the resources of the end users' computers, you could do things...

What we are doing is taking advantage of the broadband Internet to provide basically unlimited...

What we are doing is taking advantage of the broadband Internet to provide basically unlimited...

In fact, we just surpassed our first 1 million simultaneous users online.

In fact, we just surpassed our first 1 million simultaneous users online.

Then people started using it more and more and it became the most downloaded software...

Then people started using it more and more and it became the most downloaded software...

Skype is easy enough to use so that people don't need to be tech savvy...

Skype is easy enough to use so that people don't need to be tech savvy...

They also can combine voice with instant messaging and online file sharing.

They also can combine voice with instant messaging and online file sharing.