The new logo is similar to software brand Windows’ logo, which is also owned by Microsoft. The new branding sees the shortened, app icon version of the logo, which features a white “S” set against a blue background, sat next to a refined, straight-edged wordmark. It previously featured a bubble-shaped logo, where a round-edged, sans-serif, white wordmark sat against a blue background. The previous Skype logo, courtesy of Skype Skype is a video chat and instant messaging platform, which was bought by technology company Microsoft in 2011 for $8.5 bn (£6.7 bn). Skype has rebranded with a new logo that brings it more in line with other Microsoft products. By Sarah Dawood J3:47 pm 1:24 pm The new Skype logo, courtesy of Skype
