Skype brings together hundreds of millions of people around the world every day.
The amazing connection that Skype brings to so many people inspired us to think about the next platform shift, to conversation as a platform.
Today we are introducing Skype Bots—a new way to bring expertise, products, services and entertainment into your daily messaging on Skype.
Skype Bots will come to life through messaging today, and in the future will be available for audio and video calling as well.
Each Bot will enhance your Skype experience in its own way, bringing a new dimension into your everyday Skype chats by helping turn your ideas and plans into actions.
Today, we are releasing a variety of previews:
- A new Skype client, available on Windows, Android, iPhone and iPad brings the Skype Bot experience to all of our customers.
- A preview of Skype Bots for you to experience and to provide us with feedback (currently available in Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, India, New Zealand, Singapore, and US).
- A new Skype developer program at skype.com/developer to get started building Bots right away, and we also hope you will join us at a May hackathon to create innovative bots on the Skype Bot platform.
