Skype’s guerilla roots

NEW YORK: Skype is one of the rare companies that has turned its name into a verb, like Xerox or Google. “Let’s Skype” is a phrase understandable, with slight translation, in much of the world.

For most people, it means sitting in front of your computer to talk, often for free. Four out of 10 times, there are cameras involved too, turning the session into a video chat.