Hotmail skype

Hotmail and Skype are both products of Microsoft, and they have a long history of integration. Here's a brief overview:

Hotmail: Hotmail is a free web-based email service that was launched in 1996 by Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith. It was one of the first free web-based email services and quickly gained popularity. In 1997, Microsoft acquired Hotmail for $400 million. Hotmail was later rebranded as Outlook.com in 2012.

Skype: Skype is a video conferencing and instant messaging service that was launched in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis. It was acquired by eBay in 2005 for $2.6 billion, and then by Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 billion. Skype has become one of the most popular video conferencing platforms in the world, with over 300 million active users.

Integration: Hotmail and Skype have been integrated in various ways over the years. For example:

• In 2006, Microsoft added Skype-like features to Hotmail, allowing users to make voice and video calls to other Hotmail users.
• In 2012, Microsoft rebranded Hotmail as Outlook.com and added Skype integration, allowing users to make voice and video calls to Skype contacts directly from their Outlook.com inbox.
• In 2015, Microsoft announced that it would be integrating Skype with Outlook.com, allowing users to make voice and video calls to Skype contacts directly from their Outlook.com inbox, and also allowing Skype users to send and receive emails from their Outlook.com account.

Today, Skype and Outlook.com are still integrated, allowing users to make voice and video calls, send instant messages, and share files and photos with their contacts.