Skype for Windows built using Delphi IDE

SAN FRANCISCO, USA: Among millions of Delphi users around the globe is the development team responsible for building Skype for Windows, and last week this Delphi app paid off big.

Microsoft announced the $8.5 billion acquisition of Skype, the most expensive acquisition in Microsoft’s history.

Skype for Windows, the most popular version of Skype, was built in Delphi, Embarcadero Technologies’ most popular integrated development environment (IDE) said a company release.

Embarcadero’s Delphi enables developers to build native Windows applications like Skype five times faster and with fewer resources than with other development solutions.

From the desktop to the web to the server, every feature in Delphi’s development environment is designed to speed coding, and its RAD frameworks are designed to reduce the amount of code required for any given development task, all of which means faster time to completion and increased application quality.

“The size of this acquisition speaks volumes about the value of the applications that are built in Delphi,” said Wayne Williams, CEO, Embarcadero Technologies.

"Delphi is a key technology that enables developers to create very modern, high-quality applications faster than ever before, and these applications are changing the way we work and live," added Williams.