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Genesys CTI User Forum => Announcements Scratch Board => Topic started by: tony on May 10, 2011, 12:14:28 PM

Title: Micro$oft buys Skype... for $8.5 Billion...
Post by: tony on May 10, 2011, 12:14:28 PM

Hmmm...

http://gigaom.com/2011/05/09/why-microsoft-is-buying-skype-for-8-billion/

Gotta be a "why?" here, somewhere.....?

TT

Title: Re: Micro$oft buys Skype... for $8.5 Billion...
Post by: Kevin S on May 10, 2011, 12:29:43 PM

Global domination by the Evil Empire?

Probably to get themselves into the IP communications market, and to integrate that platform with other MS programs . Since Skype is already established, it'll save MS on the R&D costs...

Title: Re: Micro$oft buys Skype... for $8.5 Billion...
Post by: cavagnaro on May 10, 2011, 01:29:22 PM

Bandwidth = money
So now that MS has its all Exchange suite looking to be a Unified Communications suite and as users grows the bandwidth must also go up, what better to give your customer the chance to use the well so known and liked protocol called Skype already into that huge suite! Nice move from MS actually

Title: Re: Micro$oft buys Skype... for $8.5 Billion...
Post by: tony on May 16, 2011, 09:59:13 AM

http://www.hightechforum.org/will-skype-really-kill-the-cellular-voice-business/

Title: Re: Micro$oft buys Skype... for $8.5 Billion...
Post by: christianssjons on June 07, 2011, 08:06:36 AM

Its official, Microsoft has acquired Skype for $8.5 billion. The rumors has been around since last night that Redmond based software giant is very close to file a deal with telephony giant Skype.

Title: Re: Micro$oft buys Skype... for $8.5 Billion...
Post by: Anth on June 20, 2011, 08:25:27 AM

Its not that good anyway.

would rather use sipgate

Title: Re: Micro$oft buys Skype... for $8.5 Billion...
Post by: victor on June 20, 2011, 09:23:04 AM

I cannot tell if it is bad or good.

Why is it a bad thing?

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Its not that good anyway.

would rather use sipgate
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