It has nothing to do with Microsoft and Linux boxes. They host headless Skype version for p2p network reliability: http://blogs.skype.com/2012/07/26/what-does-s

It has nothing to do with Microsoft and Linux boxes. They host headless Skype version for p2p network reliability: http://blogs.skype.com/2012/07/26/what-does-skypes-architecture-do-2/ http://blogs.skype.com/2012/07/26/what-does-skypes-architect... Your story is all about China. Skype for China is "special": https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2012/dec/china-listening-skype-microsoft-assumes-you-approve https://en.greatfire.org/blog/2012/dec/china-listening-skype...