It is not exactly good news, Skype will remain a technology solution rather than a community tool eg Facebook or Twitter.
I doubt M$ can tamper with the $200 plus community behind skype. The community is the strength behind skype, without which its just another piece of software. M$ needs the existing user base to achieve market leadership, so I dont think they will dump free calls or other business services offered by skype anytime soon, afterall M$ already has their voip and video technologies, the only thing skye brings to the table is the huge user base --------------------------------------- Steve O: Software Developer www.sobbayi.com ----- "David Kiania | Asentric Consulting Ltd" <kianiadee@gmail.com> wrote:
Have no doubt about this, Microsoft has the potential to give OTT (Over the Top ) Players a major boost. I think mobile operators have a reason to worry.
I also expect Gtalk to pick up rapidly as in no time M$ will lock up skype for all phones bar Win7. It wont be free for long. I also expect skype to be bundled with Bing, so google will have to respond to this.
It is not exactly good news, Skype will remain a technology solution rather than a community tool eg Facebook or Twitter.
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On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Philip Musyoki <pmusyoki@gmail.com> wrote:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/09/microsoft-rumored-to-be-buying-skype-for-...
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