Consumer Electronoics Show, Osterloh goes on to discuss the various other integrations between Microsoft and Skype currently on the horizon. Windows Phone's up first, followed by the future porting of Skype over to Windows 8, the Xbox 360, and Microsoft Lync.
While Osterloh doesn't spill the beans on what kind of experience Skype's going to bring to the Windows Phone – a native app versus a more direct integration into the operating system – sources speaking to The Verge's Tom Warren indicate that the first Skype go-around for Windows Phone will likely receive the app treatment. The fourth-quarter release of Windows Phone's 'Apollo' version is expected to more closely tie Skype into the operating system itself.
And when might the official Skype release hit? We're a bit hesitant to predict, given the app's track record this far for Windows Phone. But could Osterloh's "soon" in some way relate to next month's Mobile World Congress?