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“How can they be so good?”: The strange story of Skype

Sep 4, 2013 / Comment /

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As Skype turns ten, a look back at how six Europeans changed the world.

Content: Case Study
Author: Toivo Tänavsuu
Source: Ars Technica
Subject: Entrepreneurship
Company: Skype

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