Microsoft says Skype users surge 70 percent amid coronavirus outbreak

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Microsoft says Skype users surge 70 percent amid coronavirus outbreak
The number of people using Microsoft's Skype video calling system has surged by 70 percent in a month to 40 million people presently, as more individuals stay home due to the coronavirus outbreak, the company said on Monday. Skype-to-Skype calling minutes jumped 220 percent from a month earlier, ...

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